Bread is one of our oldest
foods, a pillar of
civilisation. Nearly every civilisation around the world has developed it. Bread has several key
ingredients: (
flour, l
iquid,
oils*,
leavening substance*,
salt*,
sugars*)
the major types for each of these are:
flours:
wheat corn nut rice
liquids:
water milk broth blood (yes
blood)
oils:
butter olive oil sesame seed oil other oils**
leavening substances:
Yeast baking powder fermented stuff***
sugars:
cane corn syrup maple others ****
* not essential
** too many to list, but the big distinction is between
fat and
vegetable oils
***
wheat flours have natural
rising qualities
**** can’t list off the top of my head ...