Who was the first to bake yeast bread? Detailed answer

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Who was the first to bake yeast bread?

The dissolution of yeast in a thin, warm dough is called sourdough. Yeast cells convert the starch in the dough into sugar, which they then digest. This process produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. This gas is released into the dough and creates a large amount of bubbles, which causes the dough to rise. Wild yeast spores are almost always present in the air and can naturally enter the dough.

The first people to discover the value of yeast were the Egyptians. They were the first to start baking dough with yeast, and they liked the lighter and tastier bread. Dough baked with wild yeast turns out different all the time. This happened because different types of yeast got into the dough.

The Egyptians discovered a way to avoid this. Each time they baked, they left a little liquid leavened dough in order to add a new portion to it later. Thus they were convinced that a special kind of yeast had to be used. About a thousand years BC. e. Phoenician traders passed the art of baking yeast bread to the Greeks, who became masters of this business. The Greeks knew more than 70 recipes for baking bread.

The Romans made bread baking a widely developed industry and passed laws that determined the quality of bread. Bakers were so proud of the special taste of their bread that each of them put their name on the rolls - just like today bakers put a brand on the package. During the Middle Ages, only rich people ate white bread. Dark, often sour, rye bread was the staple food of most people.

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