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