Meanings
- A method of efficient dough production to make bread quickly, producing a soft, fluffy loaf.
The Chorleywood process is chosen by bakeries that decide to make the cheapest possible bread. This sort of product has not enhanced the reputation of the product.
2015, William P. Edwards, editor, The Science of Bakery Products, Royal Society of Chemistry, →ISBN, page 174Synonyms: CBP, Chorleywood method
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA method of efficient dough production to make bread quickly, producing a soft, fluffy loaf.
Origin
It was developed by Bill Collins, George Elton and Norman Chamberlain of the British Baking Industries Research Association at Chorleywood in 1961.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Chorleywood process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chorleywood%20process
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