King Arthur Flour Vital Wheat Gluten Tips
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-DEBBIE CARLSON (PHHW01A)
-KING ARTHUR FLOUR HINTS Directions:
"One of the most frequently asked questions of us here at King Arthur
Flour is, 'What is gluten?' Gluten is an element of the wheat berry
that contains two special proteins, gluten in and gliadin. When you
are making bread, and you add liquid to the flour, you get these two
proteins in business. They start to interact and form a web which
traps the carbon dioxide that the yeast is giving off. This web is
developed during the kneading process. Wheat is the only grain which
contains gluten."
"To use gluten, we have found that adding a tablespoon for each cup of
flour called for in the recipe will increase the rise in the bread
from 25% to 30%. The proper way to measure the gluten is to put 1
tablespoon of the gluten in your measuring cup and then spoon the
flour into the cup on top of the gluten. Level off the flour with the
back of a knife."
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