What is baking bread if not one of the purest expressions of science at work? Think about it: A single-cell fungus—yeast—is inert, unable to act on its true physical form. That is, until, water enters the picture: Warm water allows the yeast to begin to grow, and the addition of flour feeds on yeast as it creates and releases carbon dioxide. And the science doesn’t stop there: Flour also adds proteins, which become gluten, which allows the dough to stretch, which allows gas bubbles to grow and grow to create an ever-expanding loaf of bread.
Fascinating stuff, right? And the results are delicious, no matter how you choose to make bread—the traditional method, no-knead options, even with a bread machine. The first requires that old-fashioned technique, kneading, but all of the dough that you create must have a warm space to rise. And there are several tools that can help you make a more perfect kitchen science experiment—homemade bread dough—with greater ease.
Use this graphic to learn more about the science and art behind making your own bread.
How to Bake the best bread! With and without a bread machine…
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I have never tried to bake bread before. Crazy I know! I really want to though, I love the smell of baking bread. Going to have to give this a try since I don’t have a bread machine! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes
It’s really not too bad! I used to make it all the time for the holidays when I was younger, it does smell heavenly!!
I haven’t made bread (with yeast) before. Want to try. I’m “scared” of the yeast. Getting up the gumption to try this – I’m a total bread/carb lover. Love the warming box hacks – that’s another hump I needed to conquer. I’ve seen the long slow rise no knead methods on Youtube. Magic in the kitchen!
I was always afraid of using yeast too! My grandpa used to make the best bread and he would make it with me all the time. He knew how to make all the hard stuff too like candy from scratch! He loved kitchen science 🙂
I have yet to make any bread, but I will have to try this out. Sounds pretty awesome and I love baking!
Bread isn’t too bad once you give it a try! It is so wonderful fresh too 🙂