Diastatic malt is a type of malt that contains enzymes. These enzymes help convert starches into sugars, which is important for bread-making.
Sentences with «diastatic malt»
Only problem I had was finding diastatic malt powder locally. (wildyeastblog.com)
I now have an active sourdough starter and some diastaic malt so was planning on combing both to create a sourdough soft roll but with added diastatic malt, so it has concerned me slightly that you haven't gone this same route and am presuming you think it will be less than ideal. (weekendbakery.com)
I thank you and Julia for my finally being able to make a great baguette because it was a combination of both of your wise advice and recipes that I was able to achieve the proper, crumb, crust, appearance and flavor (I'm sure Julia would not have missed that tidbit you've added about using diastatic malt when she wrote her recipe had that magical ingredient been available to the general public:)-RRB- Thank you for your inspiration. (wildyeastblog.com)