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White bread is any bread made from white flour. To mill white flour, only the endosperm of a wheat kernel is ground to a fine powder. The other parts of the kernel, the bran and germ, are removed. White flours lack some of the nutritional value of whole-wheat flours, but they have a longer shelf life and they make lighter, more... more »
White bread requires two basic ingredients: flour and liquid. For white bread to achieve its characteristic flavor and texture, wheat flour is used because of its high level of gluten protein and ability to absorb water. Without gluten, bread will not have the strength needed to support a risen bread structure. White and whole wheat... more »
White bread is the simplest of all bread recipes. At its core are four ingredients. White flour, water, salt and yeast are all that's needed to bake a loaf of white bread. Each ingredient plays a distinct role, and eliminating any one would deliver a loaf that does not measure up. more »
The bread machine is a revolutionary kitchen appliance for those who love to make homemade bread. There are no more messes with flour or trying to knead sticky dough. There is no more waiting for the perfect day of humidity, so the dough will rise. Making white bread in a bread machine is easy and convenient, and it tastes just like... more »
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White bread is bread made from wheat flour from which the bran and often the germ have been removed, in contrast to whole wheat bread made from whole wheat flour, in which these parts are retained and contribute a brownish color. In addition, this white flour is often bleached using potassium bromate or chlorine dioxide gas to remove any slight yellow color and make its baking properties more predictable.
The current popularity of white bread is a response to the adaptation of the grocery business to modern commerce. Bleaching gives white flour a far longer shelf life than whole wheat flour, and bread made from it has a longer shelf life. This allows it to survive storage and long transit times.
White bread is often criticized for being less nutritious than other breads. Most of the vitamins inherent in wheat are removed along with the germ or destroyed in the bleaching process. By the time the United States joined World War One, the lack of vitamin content had led to an increase in the proportion of failures on basic entrance physical exam for draftees and military recruits. In response to this, the United States, by law, directed that white flour must be enriched with vitamins, replacing most of the major vitamins removed by bleaching—though critics claim that valuable trace minerals removed by bleaching are not replaced in the enrichment process. Counter-arguments to this claim note that the amount of trace minerals in bread is minuscule to begin with and their supply is easily substituted by other common dietary constituents such as fruits and vegetables. Most commercial white bread contains little dietary fiber when compared to bread that includes bran. A low fiber diet is linked in some instances to cases of both constipation and diarrhea. Canadian grain regulations require relatively high amounts of protein in their grain, resulting in a style of bread known as Canadian white.
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