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Aug 2020
33m 21s

What’s the yeast doing inside my bread?

Bbc World Service
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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 both keen bakers but want to know more about the thing that makes bread rise: yea ... Show More
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