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Afaik sourdough does not contain any yeast but bacteria. The finally prepared bread dough may but is not required to contain yeast.
by chopin 11y ago
Afaik sourdough does not contain any yeast but bacteria. The finally prepared bread dough may but is not required to contain yeast.
- verbophobe 11y agoAs an avid sourdough enthusiast, I can assure you that this is wrong :) Sourdough is a culture that's (mostly) a stable colony of wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria. Generally speaking, the yeast provides the rising power, and the lactic acid bacteria provide lactic acid giving the dough a sour (acidic) flavour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough#Biology_and_chemistry_of_sourdough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sourdough#Biology_and_chemistr...