Bread is a staple food prepared by baking a dough of flour and water.[1] It may be leavened or unleavened. Salt, fat and leavening agents such as yeast and baking soda are common ingredients, though bread may contain a range of other ingredients: milk, egg, sugar, spice, fruit (such as raisins), vegetables (such as onion), nuts (such as walnuts) or seeds (such as poppy seeds). Bread is one of the oldest prepared foods, dating back to the Neolithic era. The development of leavened bread can probably also be traced to prehistoric times.
Fresh bread is prized for its taste, aroma, quality and texture. Retaining its freshness is important to keep it appetizing. Bread that has stiffened or dried past its prime is said to be stale. Modern bread is sometimes wrapped in paper or plastic film, or stored in a container such as a breadbox to keep it fresh longer. Bread that is kept in warm, moist environments is prone to the growth of mold. Bread kept at low temperatures, for example, in a refrigerator, will develop mold growth more slowly than bread kept at room temperature. However, unwrapped bread kept in a typical household refrigerator will turn stale quickly due to the low humidity of the air.
The inner, soft part of bread is known to bakers and other culinary professionals as the crumb, which is not to be confused with small bits of bread that often fall off, called crumbs. The outer hard portion of bread is called the crust.
Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked goods made from ingredients such as flour, butter, shortening, baking powder or eggs. Small cakes, tarts and other sweet baked goods are called "pastries".
Pastry may also refer to the dough from which such baked goods are made. Pastry dough is rolled out thinly and used as a base for baked goods. Common pastry dishes include pies, tarts and quiches.[1][2].
Pastry is distinguished from bread by having a higher fat content, which contributes to a flaky or crumbly texture. A good pastry is light and airy and fatty, but firm enough to support the weight of the filling. When making a shortcrust pastry, care must be taken to blend the fat and flour thoroughly before adding any liquid. This ensures that the flour granules are adequately coated with fat and less likely to develop gluten. On the other hand, overmixing results in long gluten strands that toughen the pastry. In other types of pastry, such as Danish pastry and croissants, the characteristic flaky texture is achieved by repeatedly rolling out a dough similar to that for yeast bread, spreading it with butter, and folding it to produce many thin layers of folds.
Many pie recipes involve blind-baking the pastry before the filling is added. Pastry dough may be sweetened or perhaps unsweetened.
Cooperative Migros Ticino
6592 S. Antonino
091 850 81 11 - FAX 091 850 84.00
Members: single / einzeln / individual
Products: Large assortment of products with brand TICINO (vegetables, rice, flours, tea, cheeses, soft drinks, sausages, meats, flowers, honey, biscuits ,...)
Website: http://www.migrosticino.ch
Jowa SA - S. Antonino
6592 S. Antonino
091 851 99 00 - FAX 091 851 99 50 - EMail
Members: single / einzeln / individual
Products: Bread nostrano (300 g), wholemeal bread nostrano (400 g), chestnuts bread, Pie Bread Ticino
Website: http://www.jowa.ch
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Responsabile: Forni Paul
Swisscookies di P. Forni
Claro 6702
079 620 40 60 - EMail
Members: single / einzeln / individual
Products: Pastefrolle from Bedretto Valley
Frolle with lemon taste, biscuit to flour "Bonà"
Website: http://www.pastefrolle.ch
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Pasticceria Savaris Sagl
6516 Cugnasco
091 859 11 22 - FAX 091 840 94 26
Members: single / einzeln / individual
Products: Venetians (sweet bread) with ingredients from Ticino
Società Mastri Panettieri Pasticceri Ticino, SMPP
6900 Lugano
091 923 35 94 - FAX 091 921 35 94 - EMail
Members: Associated members:
Al Porto SA, Locarno
Sergio Antognini, Vira Gambarogno
Artebianca Sagl, Lugano
Bordoli SA, Viganello
Bossalini Titian, Claro
Fischbach Otto SA, Castel S. Peter
Florioli Clement SA, Biasca
Albert Frischknecht, Lugano
Products: Ticino Bread
Website: http://www.panettieriticinesi.ch
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