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Homemade Dough Enhancer

Published: Jan 12, 2024 by Marye

Make your own, homemade dough enhancer for yeast bread with this easy recipe. It helps your bread to rise better and stay fresh longer. I've used it with success for over 40 years!!! This recipe makes roughly 2 cups - enough for about 10 loaves of bread.
Total time for the recipe to be finished.Total Time 5 minutes minutes
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Table of Contents
  • 🗝️ Key takeaways
  • 🥫 Storage
  • 💭 Things to know
  • ✨ FAQs
  • 📚 Related recipes
  • 📞 The last word
  • 📖 Recipe
  • 💬 Comments

🗝️ Key takeaways

  • Helps bread dough to rise beautifully, stay fresh, and it's inexpensive to make, too!
  • Use it in any bread recipe by substituting 3 tablespoons of flour with an equal amount of dough enhancer per loaf of bread.
  • You can't taste the ginger in this mixture but it gives the yeast a bit of a boost.

Dough enhancer, also called dough conditioner or bread improver, is the way to take your bread to the next level.

It helps it rise better, keep longer, and have a better texture. Here are more ingredients that help bread rise.

🥫 Storage

Keep your homemade dough enhancer in a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid in the refrigerator. It will keep indefinitely.

💭 Things to know

⭐ Expert Tip: I like to give the mixture a few quick pulses in the blender to break up all the particles. I think it blends easier this way but it's not necessary.

  • Nutrition information is per slice based on 8 slices per loaf. This recipe will make roughly 10 loaves of bread.
  • Keep refrigerated!
  • Let come to room temperature before making bread.
  • Shake the jar before using.
  • This works best with all components added but if you leave out one or two it will still work - just not as well.
  • You can find most of the components at your grocery store. You can find lecithin and vitamin c granules at the health food store.

💡Great Idea: Make a big batch of this and put in a pint Mason jar. Tie raffia around the lid and place in a pretty mixing bowl with a recipe plus some yeast and other ingredients for homemade bread. Great gift for the bread baker in your life!

✨ FAQs

What is bread improver?

Bread improver is another name for dough enhancer.

Do I have to use ginger? I don't like it.

You can't taste the ginger in this mixture but it gives the yeast a bit of a boost.

What does lecithin do in dough enhancer?

It helps the bread stay moist and acts as a preservative so it stays fresh longer.

Can I use dough enhancer in quick breads?

Yes! It will help the bread have a better texture and keep a bit longer. Replace ½ tablespoon of flour with about ½ tablespoon enhancer for every cup.

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📞 The last word

If you've never tried using a dough enhancer give it a go. It's not absolutely necessary but I think it does make a difference in the finished loaf of bread.

If you click on the number of servings in the recipe card you can adjust the measurements up or down for the exact number of servings you need.

If you love this recipe please comment below and give it 5 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Homemade Dough Enhancer

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Make your own, homemade dough enhancer for yeast bread with this easy recipe. It helps your bread to rise better and stay fresh longer. I've used it with success for over 40 years!!! This recipe makes roughly 2 cups - enough for about 10 loaves of bread.
Course Pantry Staples
Cuisine American
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes minutes
Servings:80 slices
Calories:6
Author:Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

  • 1 cup wheat gluten
  • 2 tablespoons lecithin granules
  • 1 teaspoon vitamin C granules
  • 2 tablespoons powdered fruit pectin
  • 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
  • ½ cup nonfat dry milk powder
  • 1 teaspoon powdered ginger

Instructions

  • Mix together and store in a capped Mason jar in the refrigerator.
  • To Use: Add 3 tablespoons for each loaf of bread a recipe makes.

Notes

Tips
  • Nutrition information is per slice based on 8 slices per loaf. This recipe will make roughly 10 loaves of bread.
  • Pulse a few times in the blender to make all particles the same size - it will mix in easier that way.
  • Store in a glass jar with tight cover in the refrigerator. This will stay good indefinitely.
  • Shake the jar before using.
  • Let come to room temperature before making bread.
  • This will stay good indefinitely in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 6kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 0.1mg | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 0.05mg

Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.

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