Handbook of Dough Fermentations

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Karel Kulp, Klaus Lorenz
CRC Press, May 20, 2003 - Technology & Engineering - 328 pages

Handbook of Dough Fermentations describes the preparation of ferments and utilization of starters in the commercial baking and food industries and offers in-depth discussion on the modification of sourdough processes in the production of common bakery products, as well as the microbiological principles, fermentation pathways, product formulations, and technological methodologies relating to these procedures. This unique reference examines statistical market trends for fermented cereal, yeast, and natural and sourdough products. It pinpoints areas of potential for products and foods using fermentation science and analyzes the application of starters in the production of specific products.

 

Contents

A Brief Historical Panorama
1
2 Biological Fundamentals of Yeast and Lactobacilli Fermentation in Bread Dough
25
3 Yeast Fermentations
47
Effects on Dough and Bread Characteristics
67
5 Bakers Yeast and Sourdough Technologies in the Production of US Bread Products
101
6 Commercial Starters in the United States
149
Fermentation Processes and Products in the United States
163
8 Commercial Starters in France
197
9 Commercial Starters in Spain
231
10 Preferments and Sourdoughs for German Breads
255
11 Sourdough Bread in Finland and Eastern Europe
279
Index
307

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Karel Kulp (Manhattan, Kansas, USA) (Edited by) , Klaus Lorenz (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA) (Edited by)

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