Steps in Yeast Dough Production

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Professional Cooking
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2014

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The production of yeast breads involves 12 basic steps. These steps are applied to yeast products in general, with variations depending on the particular product.
  1. Scaling ingredients
  2. Mixing
  3. Bulk fermentation
  4. Folding or punching
  5. Dividing (scaling or portioning of dough)
  6. Preshaping or rounding
  7. Benching
  8. Makeup and panning
  9. Proofing
  10. Baking
  11. Cooling
  12. Storing
As you can see, mixing of ingredients into a dough is only one part of a complex procedure.