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There are breads that DON'T have sugar in them?! Where do I find these mysterious breads?

mfoy_ 11y ago
ADDED sugar. As in "let's dump a bunch of refined white sugar or high fructose corn syrup in this dough to make it sell better to our sugar-addicted customers."
lorenzhs 11y ago
When I lived in the UK, I started making my own bread (I'm from Germany, we have a bit of a reputation for our bread). I have a rye sourdough from which I bake a rye and wheat mixed loaf. It's quite heavy -- slightly over 1kg for a large loaf tin (IKEA DRÖMMAR, to be precise) -- but stores well and I really enjoy the taste. The sourdough is my fridge pet (so to say), but since it lives in the fridge, it needs to be fed only once every two to three weeks, or whenever you bake it. I've had it for 1½ years now.
- Symbiote 11y ago
  Picking a very standard "squashy" British loaf, the ingredients are [1]: Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Soya Flour, Fermented Wheat Flour, Emulsifiers: E472e, E481, Vegetable Fat (Rapeseed, Palm), Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid This seems typical of all of them. The only ones with sugar are a couple of wholegrain ("brown bread") ones. (I don't blame you for baking your own. I made good use of the German bakery when I lived in London, and I'm not German.) [1] http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=256174499 http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=256174499
  - lorenzhs 11y ago
    I didn't do it because of sugars, but I'm glad that none are added -- after a couple of months or so, I had enough of supermarket bread ;) There are easier ways to make your own bread though, soda bread is particularly quick and easy (although you'd typically use a bit of sugar for the yeast). It's literally 1h (ok, maybe 1h10m) from stepping into the kitchen to taking the loaf out of the oven.
  - kaitai 11y ago
    American bread and European breads (including British) are a bit different -- Americans like a sweeter loaf. A traditional American sandwich bread often has milk and/or sugar. The milk increases sweetness. King Arthur flour recipe: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/classic-sandwich-bread-recipe http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/classic-sandwich-brea... random blog: http://chefinyou.com/2012/08/27/white-bread/ http://chefinyou.com/2012/08/27/white-bread/ Wonder bread etc just use high fructose corn syrup and honey. Cheaper than milk, can say lactose-free.
thrownaway2424 11y ago
Your local non-industrial bakery.

mfoy_ 11y ago

ADDED sugar. As in "let's dump a bunch of refined white sugar or high fructose corn syrup in this dough to make it sell better to our sugar-addicted customers."

lorenzhs 11y ago

When I lived in the UK, I started making my own bread (I'm from Germany, we have a bit of a reputation for our bread). I have a rye sourdough from which I bake a rye and wheat mixed loaf. It's quite heavy -- slightly over 1kg for a large loaf tin (IKEA DRÖMMAR, to be precise) -- but stores well and I really enjoy the taste. The sourdough is my fridge pet (so to say), but since it lives in the fridge, it needs to be fed only once every two to three weeks, or whenever you bake it. I've had it for 1½ years now.

Symbiote 11y ago
Picking a very standard "squashy" British loaf, the ingredients are [1]: Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Soya Flour, Fermented Wheat Flour, Emulsifiers: E472e, E481, Vegetable Fat (Rapeseed, Palm), Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid This seems typical of all of them. The only ones with sugar are a couple of wholegrain ("brown bread") ones. (I don't blame you for baking your own. I made good use of the German bakery when I lived in London, and I'm not German.) [1] http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=256174499 http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=256174499
- lorenzhs 11y ago
  I didn't do it because of sugars, but I'm glad that none are added -- after a couple of months or so, I had enough of supermarket bread ;) There are easier ways to make your own bread though, soda bread is particularly quick and easy (although you'd typically use a bit of sugar for the yeast). It's literally 1h (ok, maybe 1h10m) from stepping into the kitchen to taking the loaf out of the oven.
- kaitai 11y ago
  American bread and European breads (including British) are a bit different -- Americans like a sweeter loaf. A traditional American sandwich bread often has milk and/or sugar. The milk increases sweetness. King Arthur flour recipe: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/classic-sandwich-bread-recipe http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/classic-sandwich-brea... random blog: http://chefinyou.com/2012/08/27/white-bread/ http://chefinyou.com/2012/08/27/white-bread/ Wonder bread etc just use high fructose corn syrup and honey. Cheaper than milk, can say lactose-free.

thrownaway2424 11y ago

Your local non-industrial bakery.