One of the main interests of the bakery industry is to improve bread output during the bread making process (obtaining a greater quantity of bread from the same quantity of flour).
Such an increase in production would enable manufacturers to maximize benefits or to reduce
the retail price and be more competitive. One way to achieve this objective is to increase the
amount of water included into the formula, but avoiding any modification of bread quality and
preventing water loss during baking. Doughs with excess water are difficult to handle;
it thus becomes necessary to modify the recipe or processing conditions. Increasing the water
absorption capacity of doughs is the easiest way to obtain high-water content and high-yield breads
(Puhr and D’Appolonia, 1992).