Hi everyone. I have, like most everyone else here I'm sure, been trying to get a good bread substitute. I've been reluctantly buying the sprouted "bible bread" from whole foods/earthfare but I know it's cooked at too high a temp. for my comfort. I know that I won't be able to re-create a loaf of sandwich bread, but maybe single pieces of bread. I've tried some flat breads that had too strong of a flavor. I made Alyssa's pizza dough (the 1st variation) and it had too many flavors going on...I would like a bready-type recipe that is pretty neutral in taste like normal bread. I am ready to develop something myself, but thought if I asked here first, I may get a head start.

My husband wondered about using a yeast in the mixture and then dehydrating it. We'd probably use oat berries for the flour and some other seeds, but I fear the yeast would just make a terrible mess. I know that a pretty good texture can be gotten with flax, but my husband doesn't like the taste of too much flax in one recipe and it wouldn't be airy at all.

Has anyone experimented with dehydrating something using yeast? I am pretty sure it wouldn't work, but had to ask!

If anyone has a mild bread-type recipe using a vegetable base, I'd love to try it.

Has anyone made Alyssa's burger buns? Are they really heavy? Are they any good?

Thanks so much!
~Jessica

I've played around with making rising flax bread here are my findings:
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You can probably substitute oat for flax (of just a mix of both, flax is good for getting things to stick together). I used baking soda as the rising agent, I think yeast could work as well, but might present some problems (like feeding it, also killing it, since it will still be alive when you eat it - this might be a problem for some).

You might have some luck modifying other recipes to have less flavors.

Ian.

I've read about buckwheat grouts soaked in water but I haven't tried it yet. I just enjoy it as muesli

If a recipe calls for 4 cups of sprouted buckwheat does that mean:

After I sprout the buckwheat and get 4 resulting cups use that for recipe.

OR....

Does it mean start with 4 cups and the result will be 4 cups????????

Confused and would love your help as I would love to be clear on this in the future as it is always around the corner it seems.

Thanks.
carolg

Thanks, Ian!

Usually when a recipe calls for 4 cups buckwheat, sprouted it mean you measure 4 cups of buckwheat and then sprout it.

If it says 4 cups sprouted buckwheat it means that is the amount after sprouting