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Dough Hydration: Why Water Changes Everything
2026-06-26
Water may look like the simplest ingredient in bread dough, but it has one of the biggest effects on the final product. A small change in water quantity can alter dough texture, mixing behavior, fermentation speed, crust color, crumb structure, oven spring, and even how easy the dough is to process. Understanding hydration gives bakery teams a practical way to move from reactive correction to repe...
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