Food Engineering Aspects of Baking Sweet Goods

Food Engineering Aspects of Baking Sweet Goods combines the knowledge of food engineering with cereal chemistry and fills in much of the information typically left out of other scientific treatises on baking. It covers such principles as heat transfer, mass transfer, and the rheology of dough. Calling upon a number of experts, it focuses on soft wheat products, including the rehology of cake batter and cookie dough, cake emulsions and the physical properties of sweet goods. It discusses chemical reactions in baking, paying particular attention to the function of ingredients. In consideration of health concerns, the authors also cover cakes containing low fat and low sugar

Most baking books do not focus on the simultaneous heat and mass transfer that occurs in the baking process, thereby ignoring a fundamental facet of process and product development. Addressing the engineering and science elements often ignored in current baking books, Food Engineering Aspects of Baking Sweet Goods explores important topics in understanding the baking process and reviews recent technological advances. With contributions from various international authorities on food science, engineering, and technology, the book covers the rheology of cake batter and cookie dough, cake emulsions, the physical and thermal properties of sweet goods, and heat and mass transfer during baking. It also presents the science of soft wheat products, including the quality of soft wheat, the functions of ingredients in the baking of sweet goods, and the chemical reactions during processing. In addition, the contributors discuss cake and cookie technologies as well as recent advances in baking soft wheat products. The final chapter examines the nutritional issues of consuming fats and sugars and presents general strategies for substituting fats and sugars in baked products. Taking an engineering approach to the field, this volume delineates the complex food process of baking, from ingredients to production to finished product.

Preface. Soft Wheat Quality. Functions of Ingredients in the Baking of Sweet Goods. Chemical Reactions in the Processing of Soft Wheat Products. Cake Emulsions. Cake Batter Rheology. Cookie Dough Rheology. Technology of Cake Production. Technology of Cookie Production. Heat and Mass Transfer during Baking of Sweet Goods. Physical and Thermal Properties of Sweet Goods. Alternative Baking Technologies. Low-Sugar and Low-Fat Sweet Goods. Index.

Servet Gülüm Sumnu, Serpil Sahin