Homemade Bread Day: Must-Have Ingredients To Bake Bread

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Baking bread is not a child's play and you need all the right ingredients to bake the fluffiest and delish bread loaves.

Must-Have Ingredients

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The primary ingredient to bake a bread is flour. This is the base that mixes with all other ingredients for the end result. 

1. Flour

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Eggs generally help the dough to rise, enhance taste, and make the baked bread fluffier.

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2. Eggs

If you do not eat eggs, you can substitute them with a mixture of baking soda and vinegar.

3. Baking Soda & Vinegar

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Fats are so important in the entire process starting from kneading dough to baking bread. Butter and oil help in softening the crust and crumbs. Another bonus is the heavenly taste of butter.

4. Fats

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Milk helps in making bread crust and crumbs softer and fluffier. 

5. Milk

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Add salt to tighten the gluten strands and strengthen the dough.

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6. Salt

The best leavening agent while baking bread is yeast. It helps to aerate the dough and make the bread fluffier.

7. Yeast

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From kneading dough to dissolving ingredients, fermenting yeast, and hydrating gluten and starch molecules, water is so important.

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8. Water

These ingredients can help in baking a great quality bread.

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