On Food and Cooking

Chapter 10

Cereal Doughs

and Batters

Bread,  Cakes,  Pastry, Pasta

The Evolution of Bread
Prehistoric Times
Greece and Rome
The Middle Ages
Early Modern Times
The Decline and Revival of Traditional
Breads
The Basic Structure of Doughs, Batters, and
Their Products
Gluten
Starch
Gas Bubbles
Fats: Shortening