Genius BLUEBERRY PANCAKES - Prebiotic Fiber & Gluten Free

Bamboo fibre

What is it? Bamboo isn’t just for pandas. We use the edible, vegetable parts of the bamboo and turn them into a fine powder.

What's it doing in my bread? Bamboo is brilliant at absorbing and holding water – ensuring our bread doesn’t dry out and so stays fresher longer. As a natural fibre, this part of the bamboo is good for digestion and gut health too.

Caster sugar

What is it? Caster sugar is the name given to finely milled granulated sugar and, for that reason, it's sometimes called 'superfine' sugar.

What's it doing in my bread? We couldn't get that beautiful rise in our loaves if it weren't for the magic work sugar does in kick starting yeast fermentation. As yeast feeds on the sugar, it releases harmless but helpful bubbles of carbon dioxide.

Dried Egg White

What is it? Egg whites from hens; we separate these from the yolks and then dry them.

What's it doing in my bread? This helps our bread to aerate during baking, giving it a lighter texture and a lovely, fine crumb. Eggs are a great source of protein and vitamins too, making this a win-win ingredient.

Egg

What is it? Just eggs

What's it doing in my bread? As with lots of baking, eggs help things set. Again, this helps give Genius bread the texture and crumb that we all love. And again, there’s lots of vitamin and protein goodness to be had too.

Fermented Maize Starch Flavouring

What is it? A powder made from by-products of fermenting maize (sometimes known as corn).

What's it doing in my bread? This naturally controls the acidity of our bread which helps stop yeasts and mould from growing. Basically, it helps our bread stay fresher for longer, reducing the need for artificial preservatives or additives in our bread.

What is it? A bespoke blend of extracts and fermentates of natural non-dairy ingredients that tastes just like butter.

What's it doing in my bread? Delivers the signature buttery flavour of a traditional brioche, yet is still dairy free.

Humectant (Vegetable Glycerol) Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose

What is it? 'Humectants' are products that help with moisture retention. Ours are made from vegetable fats like olive or sunflower oil.

What's it doing in my bread? These humectants protect our bread from drying out, helping it stay fresher for longer.

What is it? A special ingredient extracted from the bark of birch trees that’s totally safe to eat.

What's it doing in my bread? It’s essential to creating the lovely bubbly structure that makes our bread soft & delicious without having to rely on gluten.

Iodised Salt (salt, potassium iodate)

What is it? Most salt that we buy in stores is iodised (and in some countries, this is how it must be sold by law). Iodising is a process of mixing table salt with tiny quantities of the micronutrient iodine.

What's it doing in my bread? It provides an essential source of iodine in the diet, preventing deficiencies which can impact thyroid function or pre-natal development.

Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup

What is it? Golden syrup or light treacle is a thick, amber-coloured sugar syrup that lots of people have in their cupboards (it’s great on pancakes!). It’s made by treating a sugar solution with acid to produce a sweeter syrup.

What's it doing in my bread? Like all sugars, syrup is excellent food for yeast – helping kick start the fermentation process. It also adds to the flavour of our bread, and helps give a lovely colour to the crust.

Rice Flour

What is it? Rice flour is made by grinding raw rice all the way down into a superfine powder. It's much gentler on the stomach than gluten containing flours.

What's it doing in my bread? Rice flour works towards creating a lovely soft texture and also gives a slow, steady release of carbohydrates.

Vegetable Fibres: Citrus Fibre, Pea Fibre, Potato Fibre, Psyllium Fibre, Seaweed Fibre Vegetable Oil (rapeseed oil)

What is it? A blend of different dietary fibres, all from vegetables (Citrus Fibre, Pea Fibre, Potato Fibre, Psyllium Fibre, Seaweed Fibre).

What's it doing in my bread? As with other fibres, this helps with retaining moisture, keeping the bread fresher for longer. As well as being brilliant for gut health, dietary fibre is associated with lower risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes – so we all need to eat more of it. Happily, Genius is much higher in dietary fibre than most other breads.

What is it? Rapeseed oil is a natural vegetable oil with a mild flavour - which is why it's often found in breads as well as lots of recipes for cakes, pastries and margarine.

What's it doing in my bread? Rapeseed oil makes a brilliant addition to any bread as it is both low in saturated fat (something we should all try and cut down on) and rich in vitamin E (a natural anti-oxidant we can always use more of). It acts as a humectant, which keeps our products fresher for longer.

Xanthan Gum

What is it? A very common thickener made from fermented sugars, used in lots of foods.

What's it doing in my bread? Gluten is the reason traditional dough is a bit sticky. In Genius bread, we use a little bit of natural Xanthan gum to get this stickiness and help bind our ingredients together during proving and baking.