How does the yeast work without some kind of sugar?

Posted by: Carla
December 28, 2016

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CarlaDecember 29, 2016

Got it - thanks! And it did, in fact, rise quite nicely; just took a bit longer than three hours.

SmaugDecember 29, 2016

I almost never use sugar in bread doughs-totally unnecessary.

HalfPintDecember 29, 2016

Yeast converts the starch in flour to sugar, to get its food source.

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