How Does Baker's Yeast Work?

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If you’re one of the millions of people who used lockdown to try something new like baking sourdough bread, you may well be wondering what’s happening chemically inside your loaf, especially if the end result keeps changing. Well, you’re not alone. Listeners Soheil and Sean are b ... Show More

George is back in the science lab today and he's learning all about yeast and gluten. He will be finding out how they affect the way bread is made.Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The better-for-you bakery trend has grown immensely in the last few years, as consumers demand more nutritious baked goods with plenty of functional ingredients. The high-protein bread (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/high-protein-bread/) trend, much like the keto trend, has sho ... Show More

The company's fermentation process involves the cultivation of multiple microorganisms, including mycelium, to provide nutrition, flavor and texture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

It might surprise you to know that if you’re a healthy human, you have yeast living in your body (and if you’ve had a delicious slice of bread or mouthwatering glass of wine, you also have fungi to thank for that). But what DOES yeast do for human health–and at what point does ye ... Show More

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#159 Can you spread it? Can you melt it? Can you bake with it? Can you cook things with it? You butter believe it! But what is butter? Or rather, whatter is butter? How do we turn cream into butter, and what is happening at the molecular level? Let's find out. References from thi ... Show More