1. Random stuff you need to know for the yeast breads test Foods 2 Advanced

2. Microwave thawing bread dough  You will not need this in the real world, but it is on the test. Steps to MICROWAVE THAW FROZEN BREAD DOUGH: 1. Microwave 1 cup of water until boiling (3 to 5 minutes) 2. Place bread dough on microwave-safe plate and cover with waxed paper or plastic wrap. 3. Microwave on defrost or low power for 5 to 8 minutes. 4. Let stand for 10 minutes. Check dough.  Repeat 1-4 until dough is thawed. Make sure to check that dough is not drying out.

3. Microwave Proofing Bread Dough  More stuff you will not need, but it is on the test. 1. Microwave 1 cup of water until boiling (3 to 5 minutes) 2. Place bread dough on microwave-safe plate and cover with waxed paper or plastic wrap. 3. Microwave on low power for 1 minute, let stand in oven 15 minutes.

4. Microwaves and bread  Why don’t people bake bread in the microwave … Microwaves dry out food, so microwave bread will be very dry. Microwaves dry out food, so microwave bread will be very dry. Microwaves don’t brown food, so your bread will not have a browned crust. Microwaves don’t brown food, so your bread will not have a browned crust.

5. Bread Machines  A machine that mixes, proofs shapes and bakes bread by itself.  Water added to bread machines is added at room temperature. (Traditional recipes use warm liquids.)  Bread machine bread often has a very thick, hard crust.  Bread machines are expensive. This is why most consumers don’t own one.

6. Adapting (changing) recipes  Extra moisture added to a recipe will cause the bread to crack on top from the escaping steam. If a recipe consistently cracks on top, it has too much liquid.  Adding extra ingredients to a recipe will cause the bread to need a longer rising time.  Add an egg to a bread recipe, and you need to decrease the liquid amount by ¼ cup.

7. One last thing  You should have learned this from Foods 1. this from Foods 1.  What is the proper method to measure flour? Spoon into the measuring cup. (Don’t tap.) Level by scraping a straight edge across the top of the cup.