SC - Re: Bread making Platina style (long)

[Etain1263 at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/17/00 2:37:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US writes:

<< By combining equal weights of wheat flour and water and mixing them 
together
 you start an amylase catalyzed reaction which converts the starch in the
 flour to sugar.  Normally there are yeasts and lactobacilli in the flour. >>

Okay....a question here....where does the amylase come from?  (it's a 
catalyst found in saliva and excreted by the pancreas in humans)..and 
lactobacilli in flour??  How does it get there?  If you were moistening with 
milk, it would make sense...but....water??  (btw..this is wonderful 
information...I just love learning how things work)

Etain