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I don’t think the baking analogy works. Because in baking water is a minor ingredient in what’s going on, whereas in leather making, water is a major ingredient if not one of the most important ingredients. Also in baking, there are other chemical reactions going on.
Water is a major ingredient in baking, and I say that from personal experience. Bread, for example, is typically around 63 or so parts (63 %) water to 100 parts (100 %) flour by weight/mass. Shift down to 55 % or up to 70 % water and you'll have HUGE differences. Subjectively, I'd say that bread is more sensitive to the water-to-flour ratio than lather is to the water-to-soap ratio, but that's neither here nor there. There are other reactions going on in baking, as you mentioned, because of leaveners and enzymes, at least. Oh, time is very important in baking preparation, too, and should similarly be considered an ingredient in baking as it should be considered an ingredient in building lather. The analogy is good.