Question

Name the metabolic pathway associated with the rising of dough in making bread. What makes the dough rise?

Answer 1

The metabolic pathway associated with the rising of dough in making bread is fermentation. The dough rises due to the production of carbon dioxide (CO₂) gas by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae during fermentation. This CO₂ gas gets trapped in the dough, causing it to puff up and rise. Thus, fermentation and CO₂ release make the dough rise.