Gluten (from Latin gluten, “glue”) is a protein composite found in foods processed from wheat and related grain species, including barley and rye. It gives elasticity to dough, helping it to rise and to keep its shape, and often gives the final product a chewy texture.
Gluten, when dried and milled to a powder and added to ordinary flour dough, improves a dough’s ability to rise and increases the bread’s structural stability and chewiness.…