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@@ -16,26 +16,26 @@ a bread dough close to the Nile river. The lady forgot the
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dough and returned a few days later. She would notice that
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the dough had increased in size and smelled funky. She decided
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to bake the dough anyways. She was rewarded with a much
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lighter softer better tasting bread dough. From that day
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lighter, softer, better tasting bread dough. From that day
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on she continued to make bread this way.
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Little did the people back then know that tiny microorganisms
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were the reason they made better bread. It is not clear when
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people started using a bit of the dough from the previous
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day for the next batch of dough. But by doing so sourdough
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bread making was born. Wild yeast on the flour and in the air
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day for the next batch of dough. But by doing so, sourdough
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bread making was born. Wild yeast in the flour and in the air
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plus bacteria start to decompose the flour-water mixture, also
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known as your dough. The yeast makes the dough fluffy and
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the bacteria primarily creates acidity. Both the different
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the bacteria primarily creates acidity. The different
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microorganisms work in a symbiotic relationship. Humans
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appreciated the enhanced airy structure and slight acidity
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of the dough. Furthermore, the shelf life of such bread
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was extended due to the increased acidity.
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Quickly similar processes were discovered when brewing beer
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Quickly, similar processes were discovered when brewing beer
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or making wine. A small tiny batch of the previous production
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would be used for the next production. In this way, humans created
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modern bread yeasts, wine yeasts, and beer yeasts. Only in 1680
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modern bread yeasts, wine yeasts, and beer yeasts. Only in 1680,
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the scientist Anton van Leeuwenhoek first microscoped yeast
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microorganisms. Over time with each batch, the yeasts and bacteria
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would become better at consuming whatever they were thrown at.
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@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ of the beer fermentation to start making doughs. They would notice
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that the resulting bread doughs were becoming fluffy and compared
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to the sourdough process would lack the acidity in the final product.
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A popular example is shown in a report from 1875. Eben Norton Horsford
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would write about the famous "Kaiser Semmeln" (Emperor's bread rolls).
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wrote about the famous "Kaiser Semmeln" (Emperor's bread rolls).
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These are essentially bread rolls made with brewer's yeast instead
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of the sourdough leavening agent. As the process is more expensive
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of the sourdough leavening agent. As the process is more expensive,
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bread rolls like these were ultimately consumed by the noble people
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in Vienna \cite{vienna+breadrolls}.
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