How Does Bread Rise?

Lauren explores what's actually happening when we make bread. Hint: It involves plenty of yeast, trapping carbon dioxide and linking gluten molecules.

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[franciscojeronimo]

I love the way Lauren talks about weird things like wasps dead bodies inside figs and glutenmaking bread yummy. It has a way of keeping me interested. I would like to see her more often.

[isupermandude]

So it WASN'T made by wizards?!
DAMMIT!

[Ral]

Looks like humans domesticated bacteria way before domesticating animals.

#BrainStuff

[Kragg]

Well that sounds a lot more complicated than I tought lol

[janicel]

Thanks for making this topic interesting! Just what I need to show my learner.

[thesirenofnight]

I love making bread...they way that the dough becomes more pliable as you kneed it...the best way to get rid of negative feelings...

[riyotahajime]

Wow the opening music is from Bach's st.Matthew's Passion. Love it lol

[athanxnowstuffnow]

The presenter & presentation are great.

[unsc]

So the fungus basically fart and pee so we can make bread.

[veskethefurry]

im watching this for school and one guy yells out 'HOW DOES THIS GUY HAVE 170, 000 VEIWS!"

[sadiyabaig]

Thanks for explaining
!!! The yeast is working of 🍞 bread spongy. ohhh amazing!!!!

[richard-mai]

What happens to the yeast afterwards, do they disappear? Do they hang out there dead while we eat their remains? Is there carbon dioxide left in the bread when ready to consume or has it left the bread? Does yeast add flavor or nutrients? I ask because a sattvic diet advises to limit consumption of fermented foods. Not that I think that bread can do any harm, I just want to dive deeper and really find out. Thank you!
-food science major

[BariumCobaltNitrogn]

San Francisco is the only place to get real sourdough, with original yeast balls, or mother yeast, going back to the late 1800's. You can taste the salt air in a good sourdough. I'm eating some now.

[scrapetv]

Dammit, now I really want magical bread.

[nahferals]

I love sourdough. Looks like we have a lot in common...Lauren ;)

[HelloWorld-vuuv]

so how will the age of the yeast affect the bread?

[yasmeenyousif]

nice video !
good info !
i like it !

[UnKnown-fzkm]

Anyone got this as the 2020 breakout skl work for dt cooking

[samuelsisk]

This helped me out on a science project! Thanks!

[ahmadrahimisudin]

Alternatively, just play the 'Blue - All Rise' song to the dough.