Yeast-Free Diet - What Are My Bread Options?

By Matt Bournston

Have you recently decided to give up eating yeast? Or are you considering giving up yeast? Whichever applies to you, there is probably one question in your mind: what about bread? Well, there are a number of options available to a person following a yeast-free diet.

Most people with an intolerance to yeast are actually intolerant specifically to manufactured yeast, and can usually tolerate natural yeast. In this kind of situation, sourdough bread is a good option. The key to making a good sourdough bread is to have a good starter that doesn't contain yeast.

But What's a Starter?

Well, a starter (also known as a "levain") is essentially an ancestral form of pre-ferment used to make sourdough bread. Sourdough is a method of trapping natural yeast. Once you have a starter, it is possible to make most kinds of yeast bread. However, the bread will taste different to normal bread. The the lactic acid produced by the lactobacilli will cause it to have a kind of sour flavor, hence the name.

However, if the flavour of sourdough bread is not your thing, then why not try Soda Bread instead. Take a look at this Soda Bread recipe

What You Will Need:

* 6 cups flour

* 1 tablespoon of baking soda

* One teaspoon of salt

* Two eggs

* Three cups of yoghurt

Directions:

1. Mix the flour, salt and baking soda.

2. Add the eggs and yoghurt and mix thoroughly.

3. Thoroughly kneed it for approximately 5 minutes.

4. Place into two bread tins and bake for about 30 minutes.

By following a recipe like this and making your own bread, not only will you be able to control what ingredients are used, but you will also be able to enjoy it fresh, straight from the oven, nice and warm, the way bread should be. - 31875

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