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Personally, I love using ascorbic acid and vital wheat gluten in bagel dough. They significantly reduce kneading and rising time without compromising that all-important chew factor.

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The wheat flour used to prepare this bread was the same as that of the CB, but without ascorbic acid or other additives. High acidity (28 m M acetic acid) might lower the glycaemic and ...

Oranges suit apples surprisingly well. The ascorbic acid in the fruit fixes the apple's colour, and the juice adds a golden hue. Ditch the sugar when cooking apples with orange juice and the ...