Research Article

Effect of Buttermilk on the Physicochemical, Rheological, and Sensory Qualities of Pan and Pita Bread

Table 2

Farinograph readings of wheat dough fortified with different concentrations of buttermilk (30, 60, and 100% of added water).

Dough samples% of water absorption
corrected to 14%
Arrival time (min)Dough development time (min)Dough stability (min)Departure time (min)Degree of softening (BU)

Control (Wheat flour + 0% butter milk)60.01.52.39.79.723.0
Wheat flour + 30% buttermilk62.01.52.98.39.822.0
Wheat flour + 60% buttermilk64.01.52.78.39.824.0
Wheat flour + 100% buttermilk67.01.52.28.19.624.0

Mean values of triplicates, SD ≤ ±5%.