2/25/2023 Question of the day

[petrea_mitchell]

Real Bread Week: Real bread refers to any type of bread that has been made without the use of processing aids or any other additives and includes any type of additive-free bread (e.g. pita, paratha, tortilla, oatcakes, roti, bagels, etc.). Do you, or have you ever, made bread? Do you use a bread maker? If you always buy rather than make bread, do you look for bread that at least claims to be additive-free, made from organic flour, etc.?

I have never made bread. My mom made bread frequently when I was a kid, but it was a dense, dry, unappetizing bread that I never had any interest in trying to replicate.

As for additives, define "additive". I was distressed to learn that whey powder frequently turns up in mass-market breads and breading, where it has no business being as far as I can see, but since it doesn't have a scary chemical name it might not be what the founder of Real Bread Week might be thinking of.