12 Steps of Yeast Dough Production
Ingredients and Fermentation
Temperatures
Mixing Methods
Make-Up Techniques and Bread Faults
100

This step expels CO2, redistributes yeast and equalizes temperature throughout the dough.

What is Folding or Degassing?

100

This ingredient inhibits gluten development but increases fermentation.

What is Sugar?

100

Yeast is killed at this temperature.

What is 60 degrees Celcius?

100

This mix creates bread with the most flavour and aroma.

What is Short Mix?

100

Using too much of this ingredient while shaping causes streaking.

What is Flour?

200

After dividing, this step simplifies later shaping of dough.

What is Pre-shaping or Rounding?

200

Yeast fermentation results in the production of these 2 by-products. 

What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Alcohol?

200

The words in the acronym DDT.

What is Desired Dough Temperature?

200

This method is used for doughs like brioche and challah.

What is the Modified Straight Dough Method?

200

The last procedure performed before placing a hard crusted dough into the oven.

What is Scoring?

300

The step before final molding and panning.

What is Intermediate Proof or Benching?

300

Fermentation is controlled by a balance of these 3 factors.

What are Time, Temperature and Yeast Quantity?

300

The factor that is easiest to control to achieve DDT.

What is Water Temperature?

300

An intensive mix dough has this maximum bulk fermentation time and this number of folds.

What is 30 minutes and zero (folds)?

300

The French names for the 3 most common dough shapes.

What are Boule, Batard and Baguette?

400

This step can be retarded by placing made up products in the refrigerator.

What is Proofing?

400

This procedure slows fermentation with the use of a refrigerator.

What is Retarding?

400

The temperature rise created by mixing dough on a mixer.

What is Friction Factor?

400

A short mix straight dough without pre-ferments has this fermentation time range and this type of crumb structure.

What is 4-5 hours and open & irregular?

400

The descriptive word for a dough that is overworked and difficult to roll out to shape.

What is Tenacious (tenacity)?

500

The step where gluten development stops and 10 -13% weight loss occurs.

What is Baking?

500

These can be added to doughs in places with soft or extremely alkaline water.

What are Dough Conditioners?

500

The DDT for doughs that will be baked the next day.

What is 24 degrees Celcius?

500

This dough does not have good flavour or texture, and is made with a great quantity of yeast.

What is a No-Time dough?

500

Another name for pain de mie or sandwich breads that were traditionally baked in a long rectangular lidded pan.

What is a Pullman loaf? 

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