Bread making — fermentation, kneading

What you'll learn

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   Imagine squishing a dough ball between your hands — that's kneading! It stretches the gluten strands so the bread can rise.

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   What does kneading do to the gluten in the dough? 🧐

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   Here's a close-up of dough before kneading (left) and after 10 minutes of kneading (right). The second one is smooth and stretchy — ready to rise!

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   Let's think about how yeast makes the dough rise. 🧪

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   Drag the slider to show what happens to the dough during the first rise (fermentation). Start at 0 minutes and go to 60 minutes.

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   After kneading, the dough is left to rest. This first rest is called...? 🕐

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   What does the yeast produce that makes the dough rise? 🎈