CONTINENTAL EDISON CEMP838DIG2 Guide D'utilisation page 49

7. SUGAR
Sugar is a very important ingredient to add sweet taste and color of
bread. While it helps to be inoculated bread as food. White sugar is
widely used. Brown sugar, powdered sugar or cotton sugar may be
called by special requirements.
8. YEAST
Yeast goes through the process of pasty yeast addition and
produces carbon dioxide, so that the bread expands and that the
internal fibers are soft. However, fast reproduction yeast needs
carbohydrates in the sugar and flour as food.
1 teaspoon of active dry yeast = 3/4 teaspoon of instant yeast
1.5 teaspoon of active dry yeast = 1 teaspoon of instant yeast
2 teaspoon of active dry yeast = 1.5 teaspoon of instant yeast
Yeast must be stored in the refrigerator because it will be killed at
high temperature, before using it, check the date of your yeast and
shelf life. The store in the refrigerator as soon as possible after
each use. Usually, failure of lifting the bread is caused by dead
yeast.
The methods described below will check whether your yeast is
fresh and active or not.
1) Pour 1/2 cup of hot water (45-50 °C) in a measuring cup.
2) To 1 teaspoon of white sugar in the cup and stir, then sprinkle
2 teaspoon of yeast tea on the water.
3) Place the measuring cup in a warm location for about 10
minutes. Do not stir the water.
4) The foam will be up to 1 cup. Otherwise the yeast is dead or
inactive.
9. SALT
Salt is necessary to improve bread flavor and crust color. But salt
can also prevent yeast from rising. Never use too much salt in a
recipe. If you do not want to use salt, omit the salt. And bread
would be larger if there were no salt.
10. EGGS
Eggs can improve bread texture, make the bread more nutritious
and larger size, add special egg flavor to bread. when used, it must
be peeled and mixed uniformly.
11. FAT, BUTTER AND VEGETABLE OIL
The fat can soften the bread and delay storage life. Butter should
be melted or chopped into small particles before use, so as to be
uniformly mixed when you take it out of the refrigerator.
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