Starting on a yeast free diet isn’t easy. Yeast is in a lot of common foods, and avoiding yeast can sometimes be difficult. The main problem is with bread, as normal bread contains yeast to make it rise. However, there are a lot of yeast free breads available in health food shops. You can also make your own yeast free bread.

Most people who have a yeast intolerance are actually intolerant to manufactured yeast, but are okay with natural yeast. A person with that kind of intolerance can usually eat sourdough bread. The key to good sourdough bread is to use a good sourdough starter, one which doesn’t contain any added yeast.

What is a “starter”?

A starter (also called a “levain”) is an ancestral form of pre-ferment which is used to make the sourdough bread. But what is sourdough? Well, sourdough is a method of trapping natural yeast. With a good starter, it’s actually possible to make most types of bread. However, there will be a slight sour taste to the bread. This comes from the lactic acid which is produced by the lactobacilli. It is this result sour flavour which give this type of bread it’s name “sourdough”.

However, there is another type of bread you can make, and that is Soda Bread. Check out this great soda bread recipe

Ingredients:

* Six cups of flour

* One tablespoon of baking soda

* 1 teaspoon of salt

* 2 eggs

* 3 cups of yoghurt

Directions:

1. Mix the flour, the baking soda and salt.

2. Add the eggs and yoghurt and mix thoroughly.

3. Need thoroughly for approximately five minutes.

4. Place into 2 bread tins and bake for approximately thirty minutes.

By using a recipe such as this one, not only will you have full control over the ingredients used, but you will also be able to eat your bread fresh from the oven, nice and warm.

There are still a lot of great, tasty foods that a person can enjoy once you have removed yeast. Eating a yeast free diet is actually a lot easier than you might think. For FREE information about living on a yeast free diet, visit Yeast Free Diets