Back when they did not have fridges they used salt to keep stuff like bread fresh, until they decided to eat it.
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Adding salt to bread dough controls the action of the yeast and improves the flavor. Bread made without salt will have a coarser texture and a blander flavor than bread made with salt.
The salt in bread making improves the flavor of the bread and balances the action of yeast.
Flavor. Bread bakes quite well without salt, but tastes bland.
It will lack flavor
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Salt rising bread became popular in the 1800s, before yeast leavening was readily available. It relies on a fermented mixture of warm milk or water, flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt to give it rising power. Salt-rising bread has a very smooth texture with a tangy flavor and aroma.
A low salt bread recipe that I recommend is to use whole wheat flour, water, yeast, and a small amount of salt. This recipe reduces the salt content while still maintaining the bread's flavor and texture.
Yes. Bread flour has no salt in it, and the salt actually serves two purposes in bread making. One is for flavor, of course, and the other function it serves is to help keep the yeast in check. In other words, it prevents the yeast from overdeveloping.
Salt plays a crucial role in bread making by enhancing the flavor, controlling the fermentation process, and strengthening the gluten structure, which helps the bread rise properly and develop a good texture.
The defining characteristics that make bread bread are its ingredients (flour, water, yeast, and salt), the process of fermentation that causes it to rise, and its baked texture and flavor.
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