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inthe1920s,hasbeenremovedfromthe
fermentationtankanddriedintogranules
withaprotectivecoatingofyeastdebris.
Theyeastcellsaredormantandcanbe
storedatroomtemperatureformonths.
Thecookreactivatesthembysoaking
theminwarmwater,105–110ºF/41–
43ºC,beforemixingthedough.Atcooler
soakingtemperatures,theyeastcells
recoverpoorlyandreleasesubstances
thatinterferewithglutenformation
(glutathione).
Instantdryyeast,aninnovationofthe
1970s,isdriedmorequicklythanactive
dryyeast,andintheformofsmall
porousrodsthattakeupwatermore
rapidlythangranules.Instantyeast
doesn’tneedtobeprehydratedbefore
mixingwithotherdoughingredients,and
producescarbondioxidemorevigorously
thanactivedryyeast.
AnUnusualChemicalLeavening:
Hartshorn
Theleaveningthatdoesn’tinvolveanacidbase reaction is ammonium salts —
ammoniumcarbonateand/orcarbamate—
which were once known as “hartshorn”
because they were produced by the
distillationofdeerantlers.(Hartshornwas
also a common source of gelatin.) When