Breads

Cake flour 7-8%   protein
All-purpose flour 9-12%  protein
Bread flour 12-14% protein

Resurrected bread project


Quick-breads

Quick bread is a classification that implies the
use of chemical leaveners such as baking powder
and/or soda instead of a biological instead of a
biological one (yeast).

It's hard to beat Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake
mix. It's as good as as you can do from scratch,
maybe better.

Dough hydration

Flour protein
percentag
Grams water /
400 grams flour
Hydration
ratio
< 10% 240g 60%
   10-12% 260g 65%
   13-14% 300g 75%
> 15% 320g 80%
Formulae:
              water used
hydration  =  ──────────  ×  100%
              flour used

water      =  hydration sought × flour used

              water used
flour      =  ──────────
              hydration sought

Accompaniments and pastries

Obsolete projects

Miscellaneous

One package of yeast equals 2¼ teaspoons
(not quite a tablespoon). You will not find
“package” to be a unit of measure in these
recipes.

Bread health, refrigeration and toasting

Sourdough, if made over at least two days has a lower glycemic index, as does bread made with whole grain flour. It's not that sourdough is so much healthier, it's because the finished, sourdough product typically undergoes a lot of fermentation (not just talking about the sourdough starter here).

Zero-day sourdough doesn't impart this benefit, however...

...18-hour, low-knead breads made using cold water and a fractional portion of yeast don't require kneading because they autolyze during fermentation (see French country loaf) as the pouliche is made the day before to ferment overnight.

Before freezing bread, ensure it's completely cooled from baking. Double bag or double wrap it after removing as much air from the packaging as possible without crushing it.

To eat, remove the bread from the packaging and allow to come to room temperature outside the packaging in order to prevent it being ruined by condensation. Freezing bread alters the protein and starch matrices leading to healthier bread. And...

...Toasting bread before also alters the protein and starch structures in the bread reducing its glycemic index even further.