Diastatic malt powder recipes

The Amish hack that will change how you make homemade bread relies on a simple ingredient you likely have in your fridge.

Not all malt products are the same. Here’s a breakdown of different types and how to use them for better flavor, color, and rise in your bagels and breads.

This is what makes diastatic malt powder the best ingredient for tall, beautiful, professional-level bread.

Following the sourdough experiment with Diastatic Malted Barley Flour (DMBF), I wanted to try it with pretzels, which commonly call for DMBF. I wasn’t really sure what differences I’d g…

Breadtopia’s bread flour has no additives but some bread flours have diastatic barley malt powder added. This increases enzymatic activity in the dough, which can result in faster fermentation, moister crumb, crust with more color, and better oven spring. We did a simple experiment comparing with and without diastatic barley malt powder to assess the difference it makes.

Diastatic malt powder is used to enhance the fermentation in your sourdough bread, as well as deliver a better crust and crumb.

Master bakers often praise diastatic malt powder as “the secret ingredient” in pizza-making. But what is it, and how you use it? Let's find out.

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