Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Bread recipe w/o yeast or baking soda/powder?

I really like baking, but we ran out of yeast and my mom doesn't want to buy any more ingredients. I have flour, eggs, the loaf pan, sugar, milk, probably everything needed to make simple bread.





Does anyone know a recipe for bread that doesn't require yeast or baking soda/powder? I know it's a lot to ask, but I'd appreciate it a lot if somebody has one. (:





Thanks!Bread recipe w/o yeast or baking soda/powder?
If you have patience, then you can be rewarded with the best bread of all: sourdough! This'll take a few days...





Start with equal parts water and flour and make a starter -- perhaps 1/4 cup each, it should be batter-like. Keep it in a clean covered jar (but not airtight) in a warm place. For the first couple days, stir in a couple tablespoons flour and water each day. After a couple days, discard about 1/2 and replenish with flour and water. By this time you should be noticing a ';sour'; smell, bubbly texture, and a watery layer on top (called the hootch), which means you have properly incubated the natural yeasts. Once you have plenty of activity (very bubbly each day) take the ';discarded'; portion and add the rest of the ingredients to make your ';normal'; loaf of bread (keep feeding the other half!).





This is a VERY abbreviated explanation, but look up sourdough, you will find folks from occasional bakers to sourdough ';purists'; that will argue the finer points of what sourdough really is (and I do mean argue!)Bread recipe w/o yeast or baking soda/powder?
If you want traditional bread, you'll need some sort of leavening (unless you have sourdough starter). Why not make some muffins.. they're delicious and easy to make.
You could make flour tortillas or other flat bread.
just go to your neighbors and ask them ofr what you need. then bake away.





Beer Bread





3 cups self-rising flour


2 Tbs. sugar


1 can warm beer





Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl. Place dough into a 10” deep, Dutch oven and let rise for 15 minutes. Bake at 350° for about 45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes covered then turn out on a board and serve warm with your favorite topping. You may also use this recipe for drop biscuits.


Serves 6 to 8





Bungleboori Bread


an Australian bread





2 cups self rising flour


1 tsp. baking powder


1 Tbs. sugar


½ cup golden raisens


1 12 oz. bottle ginger beer





In a medium bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix well. In a large bowl pour the ginger beer then add the dry ingredients a little at a time until you achieve a dry but sticky dough. Place dough into a loaf pan (you can use a disposable aluminum if you like). Place loaf pan into a pre-heated 12” Dutch oven and bake at 350° for 20 minutes.


Serves 6 to 8





Fresh Flour Tortillas





2 cups flour


3 Tbs. cold bacon fat, lard or Crisco


¾ tsp. kosher salt


½ tsp. baking soda


¾ cup water





In a medium bowl, mix flour, shortening, salt and baking powder, with a fork until mixture is crumbly; stir in water. Place dough on a lightly floured board and knead just until a smooth dough is formed. Cover with a clean linen cloth and let rest 30 minutes. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 6 to 7 inch circle. Heat a 12” Dutch oven lid over medium high heat for about 2 minutes on each side until lightly browned and puffed. Serve warm. Makes 12 tortillas

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