Temperature Influences on Bread as it Bakes

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Temperature Influences on Bread as it Bakes

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Temperature Influences on Bread as it Bakes

10/19/2007 12:00:00 AM

By Tabitha Alterman

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If you've been frustrated by trying to bake bread at home, learning something about what is happening as a loaf cooks can be helpful. The following chart is from Bread: A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes by Jeffrey Hamelman, director of the Bakery and Baking Education Center at King Arthur Flour. (You can read my recommendation of the cookbook here.)

77˚ to 122˚F (25˚ to 50˚C):Rapid increase in yeast fermentation; increase in enzymatic activity; beginning of crust formation; starch swelling; accelerated gas production and expansion contributing to oven spring

122˚ to 140˚F (50˚ to 60˚C):Rye starch begins to gelatinize; bacteria die; enzymes in yeast are inactivated; yeast reaches thermal death point (at about 140˚F)

140˚ to 158˚F (60˚ to 70˚C):Wheat starch begins to gelatinize; loaf expansion slows; coagulation of gluten begins; amylase enzymes reach maximum activity

158˚ to 176˚F (70˚ to 80˚C): Gluten coagulation is complete and dough structure is formed; enzyme activity decreases; rye starch gelatinization ends

176˚ to 194˚F (80˚ to 90˚C):Wheat starch gelatinization is complete; enzyme activity ceases

194˚ to 212˚F (90˚ to 100˚C):Maximum internal loaf temperature is reached; crust coloration begins

212˚ to 350˚F (100˚ to 177˚C):Maillard reaction develops crust color; ketones and aldehydes form, eventually contributing to flavor and aroma

300˚ to 400˚F (149˚ to 204˚C):Further crust color and flavor development through caramelization

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Submitted by summerbaker on August 27, 2009 - 7:02am.

Neat info. I immediately

Neat info. I immediately began thinking about all of the breads that I bake and what temps they reach in the oven. I never really thought about exactly why they needed to reach certain degrees to be good to eat.

Summer

Submitted by jayasri on August 27, 2009 - 3:39pm.

baking bread at home

hi,

I am new to baking, i have baked some bread, with allison's flour, i have not heard of king arthur flour here in UK, i get confused with so many things when baking bread, sometimes the flour in the middle doesn't get baked, i don't understand why ?, how much do i need to knead the dough, how will i know how much i have kneaded, how can i make the dough to raise, as the temperature keeps varying here, i sometimes keep them in the boiling room, do i need to check the temperature of the house to know in what temperature is the yeast going to work.

can you give some good tips on good home baking, i do not have a baking stone either, i do not want to invest until i know i am baking good breads the way i like that i have done well. i just use my loaf tins which i keep directly on the baking grill in the middle rack

thank you