Kenwood BM250 Recipe Book page 32

Ingredients
Salt
A small quantity of salt is essential in bread making for dough development and flavour. Use fine table
salt or sea salt, not coarsely ground salt which is best kept for sprinkling on top of hand-shaped rolls, to
give a crunchy texture. Low-salt substitutes are best avoided as most do not contain sodium.
• Salt strengthens the gluten structure and makes the dough more elastic.
• Salt inhibits yeast growth to prevent over-rising and stops the dough collapsing.
• Too much salt will prevent the dough rising sufficiently.
Sweeteners
Use white or brown sugars, honey, malt extract, golden syrup, maple syrup, molasses or treacle.
• Sugar and liquid sweeteners contribute to the colour of bread, helping to add a golden finsih to the
crust.
• Sugar attracts moisture, so improving the keeping qualities.
• Sugar provides food for the yeast, although not essential, as the modern types of dried yeast are able
to feed on the natural sugars and starches found in the flour, it will make the dough more active.
• Sweet breads have a moderate level of sugar with the fruit, glaze or icing adding extra sweetness. Use
the sweet bread cycle for these breads.
• If substituting a liquid sweetener for sugar then the total liquid content of the recipe will need to be
reduced slightly.
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