Sponge | baking (2024)

In baking: The sponge-and-dough method

…stage, the mixture, called the sponge, usually contains one-half to three-fourths of the flour, all of the yeast, yeast foods, and malt, and enough water to make a stiff dough. Shortening may be added at this stage, although it is usually added later, and one-half to three-fourths of the salt…

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    In baking: Foams and sponges

    The albumen of egg white, a protein solution, foams readily when whipped. The highly extended structure has little strength and must be supported during baking by some other protein substance, usually the gluten of flour. Because the small amount of lipids in flour tend…

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      In baking: The sponge-and-dough method

      …stage, the mixture, called the sponge, usually contains one-half to three-fourths of the flour, all of the yeast, yeast foods, and malt, and enough water to make a stiff dough. Shortening may be added at this stage, although it is usually added later, and one-half to three-fourths of the salt…

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      In baking: Foams and sponges

      The albumen of egg white, a protein solution, foams readily when whipped. The highly extended structure has little strength and must be supported during baking by some other protein substance, usually the gluten of flour. Because the small amount of lipids in flour tend…

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