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Examples
Pre-dough with bacteria
(lactobacillus)
Rye sour-dough
Wheat sour-dough
Bread fermentation
Levain
Pasta madre
Pre-dough with thermic process
Brewed soaker
Hot soaker
Cooked dough
Cold soaker
Wetting grains
Scalding dough
Pre-dough with yeast
Yeast pre-dough
Liquid sponge
Solid sponge
Biga
Pâte fermentée
Poolish
Autolyse
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What are pre-doughs?
Pre-dough is all dough made from cereal products (also in combination with other raw products,
such as seeds), which are made before the main dough and are kept under thermic and/or
microbiological special conditions for a specific length of time in order
to keep functional attributes.
Microbiological pre-doughs are made with selective use of
microorganism to form aroma components and affect the behaviour of doughs
and baking goods.
Thermic pre-doughs are made without any microorganism
In order to optimize the water content in baked products
with heating process.
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Examples
Pre-dough with bacteria
(lactobacillus)
Rye sour-dough
Wheat sour-dough
Bread fermentation
Levain
Pasta madre
Pre-dough with thermic process
Brewed soaker
Hot soaker
Cooked dough
Cold soaker
Wetting grains
Scalding dough
Pre-dough with yeast
Yeast pre-dough
Liquid sponge
Solid sponge
Biga
Pâte fermentée
Poolish
Autolyse
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0~ 2000 BC ~ 1700 ~ 1920
Start of
yeast
cultivation
Start of sour-dough
cultures cultivation
Spontaneous fermentation
1800 1900
History of yeast cultures
Historically:
Spontaneous fermentation
(natural yeast/leavening/sourdough)
Example: Masa Madre
Spontaneous
Fermentation Consumer
Taste ✓
Digestibility ✓
Health ✓
Bread Consistency ✓
Bread Storage ✓
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End of 18th century: Use of
brewer‘s yeast for baking
Mid of 19th century: Start of
industrial production of baker‘s
yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)Yeast cells
0~ 2000 b.C. ~ 1700 ~ 1920
Start of
yeast
cultivation
Start of sour-dough
cultures cultivation
Spontaneous fermentation
1800 1900
Baker‘s Yeast
History of yeast cultures
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0~ 2000 b.C. ~ 1700 ~ 1920
Start of
yeast
cultivation
Start of sour-dough
cultures cultivation
Spontaneous fermentation
1800 1900
History of yeast cultures
Yeast Fermentation Consumer Artisan
Baker
Industrial
Baker
Taste ✓ ✓ ✓
Digestibility ✓
Health
Activation of natural enzymes ✓ partly ✓ partly
Bread consistency ✓
Bread storage
Improved water binding ✓ longer
freshness
✓ cost rele-
vance
✓ cost rele-
vance
Soft structure ✓
Product size/volume ✓ ✓ ✓
Useful for fast production processes (√) ✓ effici-ency
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Process of liquid/solid sponge dough (poolish etc.)
Environmentalparameters
water
Yeast cultures
fermentation
micro flora of the
flour
flour
Fermented
dough with
dominance of
yeasts
from the defined
mother dough
Pre-dough/poolish
Volume
+
Taste
growth +
multi-
plication
Mother dough
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Example
Pre-dough with bacteria
(lactobacillus)
Rye sour-dough
Wheat sour-dough
Bread fermentation
Levain
Pasta madre
Pre-dough with thermic process
Brewed soaker
Hot soaker
Cooked dough
Cold soaker
Wetting grains
Scalding dough
Pre-dough with yeast
Yeast pre-dough
Liquid sponge
Solid sponge
Biga
Pâte fermentée
Poolish
Autolyse
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0~ 2000 b.C. ~ 1700 ~ 1920
Start of
yeast
cultivation
Start of sordough
culture
cultivationSpontaneous fermentation
1800 1900
History of sour dough cultures
~ 1920 Start of sourdough
culture production
Starter Cultures
Lactobacillus
(Microscope, enlarged)
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Process of sour dough (levain)
Environmentalparameters
water
defined starter
cultures
Defined from
Lactic and acid
bacteria of milk,
yogurt and flour,
developed and
researched to
starter cultures
fermentation
micro flora of the
flour
growth +
multi-
plication
flour
Fermented
dough with
dominance of
the lactobacillus
and natural
yeast
from the defined
mother sour
dough
Sour-dough/levain
Mother dough
Volume
+
Aroma
+
Dough
specified
character
+
useful
properties
+
better
Digestion
+
Longer
Shelf life
+
pH- level
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Fermentation
What happens during fermentation?
Formation of fermentation products from Starch
Lactic acid
Acetic acid
Alcohol
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Additional fermentation products (important for flavour)
Homofermentativ
Lactic acid
Heterofermentativ
Acetic acid, CO2
Ethanol / Lactic acid
CO2,
Ethanol
Lactobacillus Yeast
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What is the pH-value ?
The pH-value is the indicator of the strength of an acid. It is
measured by a pH-meter. A low pH is equal to a strong acid.
The normal ranges are:
Sourdough is between pH 3.30 und 4.8
(depends on the production process)
baked Bread loafs are between pH 4.0 and 6.5
(depends on the product)
sour basicneutral
7
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What is acidity degree?
The acidity degree describes the amount of acid.
A high content of titratable acid (TTA) shows a high proportion of acid
The normal ranges are:
Sourdoughs are between 7.0 and 34.0 (depends on the production process)
Wheat bread loafs under 6
Wheat-mix bread 6 – 8
Rye-mix bread 7 – 10
Rye bread 8 – 12
Rye wholemeal bread 8 - 14
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Why is the amount of acidity degree important?
Yeast pre-dough
Breadfermentation
Rye 3-step method Rye sour
dough with salt
Rye sour dough with
salt
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Wheat sourdough - mild
„Bologna“
Wheat sourdough - strong
„San Francisco“
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Acidity degree influence aroma, pH-value influence the dough function
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How to do it?
Preparation wheat fermentation
Wheat flour 100 parts
Water 120 parts
Starter 1 part
Fermentation time 16 hours
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Example
Pre-dough with bacteria
(lactobacillus)
Rye sour-dough
Wheat sour-dough
Bread fermentation
Levain
Pasta madre
Pre-dough with thermic process
Brewed soaker
Hot soaker
Cooked dough
Cold soaker
Wetting grains
Scalding dough
Pre-dough with yeast
Yeast pre-dough
Liquid sponge
Solid sponge
Biga
Pâte fermentée
Poolish
Autolyse
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Difference between Aroma and Hot Soaker technology
Aroma technology Hot soaker technology
Process Thermic and enzymatic Thermic
Objectives Formation of maltose and
aromatic compounds
Gelatinization of the starch
and a high water absorption
Result in the bread loaf - Aromatic and rounded
taste
- Neutralization or
extreme sour extremes
in bread taste
- Cost reduction
- Longer freshness
- Softer dough structure
- Cost reduction
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Temperature of Aroma and Hot soaker process
0 °C
10 °C
20 °C
30 °C
40 °C
50 °C
60 °C
70 °C
80 °C
90 °C
100 °C
KochStück AromaStück
Hot Soaking Doughs
▪ Cooking Temperature 85 °C for 1-2
hours
▪ For more Freshness and Shelf life
Aroma Technology
▪ Cooking Temperature 65 °C for 3
hours
▪ For more flavour, taste and colour
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Hot soaker / scalding process
Flour and/or grain products plus water will be heated with a high flour-water-ratio (100:300),
mean TA 400 from wheat up to TA 700 from oats)
▪ Gelatinization of the starch and thereby a real water binding in the soaker and in the dough.
▪ After cooling the soaker is stable, sliceable and permanently soaked.
▪ more water in the dough – more water in bread
▪ Longer freshness
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Aroma cooking technology
Flour and/or grain products + water and enzymatic starter will be heated with a high flour-water-ratio (100:200)
▪ Gelatinization and a selective enzymatic reaction of the starch and the protein to a formation of maltose and aroma
components
▪ Maltose and aroma components result in a rounded taste or even sweetness
and a distinctly flavourful profile
▪ Neutralizing too much acid and sour extremes
▪ Possible reduction of additional malt products
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Quote from a Bakery Instruction Booklet
Once the dough is good, the bread will be okay.
What should be followed when preparing good doughs?
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What should be followed when preparing doughs?
Different types of doughs require different
kneading methods and processes
▪ kneading technology
▪ type and design of the kneading tool
▪ speed of kneading tool and bowl
▪ kneading time / efficiency of the system
▪ temperature of raw materials
▪ Wheat flour doughs
▪ Rye flour doughs
▪ Mixes of wheat/rye flour doughs
▪ Doughs with different additives
▪ Doughs for different Types of Products
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Development of the gluten structure
flour and water (blending)
Blending and mixing
(dissolving + soaking)
ready mixd dough (optimum)
Over kneaded dough
INTENSIVE and optimal blending and kneading is NECESSARY
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Sensoric characteristics of a ready kneaded wheat dough
▪ surface of dough is remarkable brighter
▪ dough comes easily off from the bowl wall
▪ dough has a smooth surface
▪ dough appears to be dry
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▪ Aromatic smell and taste
▪ Improved freshness
▪ Better water binding
▪ Improved frozen storage stability
▪ Reduce or even leave out several baking additives
▪ Clean Label
▪ Shelter against mould (dependent to product)
▪ Re-use of not saleable bread
▪ Re-use of scrap dough
▪ Benefits for health and digestion
▪ Low FODMAP
Benefits for baked goods with pre-dough