Salt boosts gluten structure for better baking, paving way for healthier breads!
Hard wheat flour doughs were studied with different amounts of salt to see how it affects their properties. Adding more salt made the dough stronger and stretchier, and changed the structure of the gluten proteins. The starch in the dough also behaved differently with more salt. Overall, salt helps improve the quality of dough by changing the way gluten proteins interact, which can be useful for making better bakery products.