Do you Need Bread Additives? | What Do Certain Baking Ingredients Do to Bread?

Wondering what in the world vital wheat gluten, lecithin, vitamin C or dough enhancer do to homemade bread? Do you need these bread additives? What does baking soda, baking powder, eggs, and salt do to bread?

Well in this video, we're going to find out all about these bread additives and what they do!

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:00 What does lecithin do to bread?
2:18 A word of caution about lecithin. What lecithin to use in bread baking.
3:06 What does vital wheat gluten do to bread?
4:06 What does Vitamin C/Ascorbic Acid do to bread?
5:19 What is dough enhancer and what does it to do to bread?
7:12 Let's talk about Pleasant Hill Grain! Where can you buy bread additives?
8:44 Typical ingredients used in bread and what they do
9:15 What does baking soda do in bread?
10:25 What does baking powder do in bread?
11:06 Difference between single acting and double acting baking powder.
11:51 When to use baking soda vs baking powder in a recipe?
12:52 What do eggs do in bread?
13:46 What does salt do in bread? Is salt important to baked goods?
14:48 Recommendations for further research
15:46 Conclusion

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