Intro to Baking

It is the process of cooking by heat, especially some special kind of ovens. The Egyptians developed the first ovens.  This baking  method is oldest. Bakery products, which include bread, rolls, cookies, pies, pastries,  muffins, cupcakes, tarts, and brownies are usually prepared from flour. And  Bread is  already famous in prehistoric times, provides many nutrients in the human diet.

The versions of flat bread include the Mexican tortilla, made of processed corn, and the chapati of India, usually made of wheat. This  techniques improved with the development of an enclosed baking utensil and then of ovens, making possible thicker baked cakes or loaves. This phenomena is fermentation for both genders. Increasing knowledge and experience taught the artisans in the baking. Egyptian baking industry eventually developed more than 50 varieties of bread, varying the shape and using such flavoring materials as poppy-seed, sesame, and camphor.

Flour, water, and  yeast are the ingredients primarily responsible for the characteristic appearance, texture, and flavor of most bakery products. Eggs, milk, salt, baking powder ,baking soda , and sugar are effective in modifying these qualities, and various minor ingredients may also be used.