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Re:Baking a Better Loaf of Bread by GordonS on Sunday October 13, 2019 @05:51PM (#21243357)
Random thought - I like to bake cakes with the kids, so I always have flour in the cupboard, but seldom yeast.

I've looked, but even flatbread recipes I've found seem to include yeast - is there such a thing as bread without yeast?

Re:Baking a Better Loaf of Bread by MegaDeKay on Monday October 14, 2019 @09:13AM (#21247852)
Salt rising bread qualifies, though you are unlikely to make it. It is a bit of a process, can be a little fussy, and the taste is somewhat unusual (though I like it a lot). In the words of noted food writer, Harold McGee:

"I've recently come across a fringe fermentation method that, unlike the breads and brews and yogurts and pickles and misos we know and love, isn't run by the usual benign microbes. The engine behind this fermentation method is Clostridium perfringens, a close relative of bacteria that cause botulism, tetanus, and food poisoning. It can eat flesh. It gives gas gangrene its name by causing putrefying flesh wounds that bubble and foam with flammable hydrogen. And it can make something surprisingly delicate and tasty."

https://www.popsci.com/article/science/clostridium-it-can-ki...

Re:Baking a Better Loaf of Bread by chadcmulligan on Sunday October 13, 2019 @05:53PM (#21243378)
There's a classic Australian bread - Damper that's made without Yeast, it just uses self raising flour as a raising agent. https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/damper/80391c40-8eab-4e67-9... Its great to make when camping
Re:Baking a Better Loaf of Bread by betterbeehome on Sunday October 13, 2019 @09:21PM (#21244541)
I find damper hard to digest compared to normal bread.
Re:Baking a Better Loaf of Bread by diablerouge on Sunday October 13, 2019 @06:13PM (#21243521)
I purchased a large package of instant dry yeast and keep it in the fridge, in a mason jar. It lasts essentially indefinitely (I've had it for _years_.)

Part of the reason it's hard to use chemical leaveners in breads is that they only provide so much lift. A yeasted bread can go through multiple proofings and risings.

Re:Baking a Better Loaf of Bread by maxerickson on Sunday October 13, 2019 @06:47PM (#21243776)
Re:Baking a Better Loaf of Bread by lkschubert8 on Sunday October 13, 2019 @05:57PM (#21243404)
I know this isn't without yeast, but you can start the development of your own sourdough culture without added yeast.
Re:Baking a Better Loaf of Bread by shaklee3 on Monday October 14, 2019 @01:01AM (#21245385)
You can store yeast in the freezer for over a year, so it shouldn't be too much of a burden to buy it.
Re:Baking a Better Loaf of Bread by bluthru on Sunday October 13, 2019 @11:32PM (#21245061)
Soda bread, but just buy some instant yeast and keep it in a jar in the fridge: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001CXUHW/
Re:Baking a Better Loaf of Bread by mikro2nd on Monday October 14, 2019 @05:30AM (#21246420)
Random thought: Since you're a cake baker, that's probably going to be Cake Flour you have in your cupboard -- lower protein (gluten) content than bread flours, so you might want to get in some Bread Flour instead.