What Is a Baker’s Dozen?
What Is a Baker’s Dozen? A baker’s dozen is a group or set of 13 (or, more rarely, 14), instead of 12. It takes on importance in large families, where that little...
Read MoreWhat Is a Baker’s Dozen? A baker’s dozen is a group or set of 13 (or, more rarely, 14), instead of 12. It takes on importance in large families, where that little...
Read MoreWhy Does Bread Have Holes in It? The holes in a piece of bread are made by bubbles of gas. In bread making, flour and water are mixed to form dough. Then a small amount...
Read MoreHow Does Yeast Make Bread Dough Rise? Yeasts are microscopic one celled fungus plants. A whole yeast plant, when viewed under a microscope, looks like a tiny potato....
Read MoreWe would not have any bread (or many other foods) if we didn’t have flour. Flour is made by grinding, or milling, cereal grains into fine powder. Most flour is...
Read MoreHow Did the Sandwich Get Its Name? Whatever your favorite sandwich – from ham and Swiss to peanut butter and jelly – you owe some of your eating pleasure to...
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