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[Limpy]

OH saw something in the New Scientist which suggested that modern bread, made using using fast fermenting techniques may aggravate IBS. Apparently something to do with not all of the yeast sugars being successfully fermented. Traditional Sourdough bread was mentioned as an alternative along with traditional French bread made using French flour.

OH was very taken with the article as he loves bread but it kicks off his IBS. I couldn't find a link to anything online directly discussing the link to IBS but I did find a couple of things talking about the health benefits of Sourdough bread in general

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/12/rise-sourdough-bread-slow-fermented-health-benefits

http://www.sourdough.co.uk/why-is-it-that-i-can-digest-sourdough-bread-and-not-commercial-bread/

[CLKD]

He is offering to experiment Limpy - let us know so that we can follow the smell of baking bread to your kitchen 

[Limpy]

He is offering to experiment Limpy - let us know so that we can follow the smell of baking bread to your kitchen 

Er No 

He has baked bread in the past (14 years ago) but that was using a new fangled Panasonic bread maker with speedy type yeast.

[thorntrees]

My DH has always made bread and after a recent cottage holiday in Wales where we had a home made sourdough loaf he decided to try one himself. We got a starter from the local farm shop and away he went. It really is nice bread with no fat or sugar in. You use the same starter , keeping it in the fridge and feeding it with flour when you want to make a loaf- we call our starter 'Sid. There are lots of u tube videos about how to do it and Paul Hollywood has recipes. I can see that absence of sugar or added preservative might help with ibs, it's a lovely light loaf with a crunchy crust,toasts well too. It's not a speedy loaf to make ,it has to be proved overnight but it smells lovely when it's cooking.

Thorntrees

[Limpy]

Just had a chat with OH.
Apparently it's the unfermented sugars, rather than yeast, which disrupt the gut.
Whatever, if it works.........

[honeybun]

Galadriel started her own starter.....I remember I'm sure. I like making bread but generally use a bread maker. I would like to have a starter for sour dough.

I actually don't eat that much bread as I feel bloated afterwards. I do have toast on occasions but that's about it.

I have cereal for breakfast so no bread then. Occasionally bread for lunch, so I wonder if it's worth while.

Honeybun
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[Limpy]

I actually don't eat that much bread as I feel bloated afterwards. I do have toast on occasions but that's about it.

OH gets bloated too.
Hence him getting so pleased to see the New Scientist article.

[honeybun]

Hopefully GD can tell us her SD starter recipe. Maybe that can cut down on the time it takes to get it right and then we will be churning out loaves. It's a bit of an art I think.


I find bread making...on the rare occasions I do it by hand....very therapeutic.


Honeybun
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[CLKD]

Sounds a bit like the 'friendship cake' - 1 keeps a yeast mix and when it is required, it is 'fed'.  1 then halves the mix and passes it to a friend  .  Chain letter gone mad in my opinion 

Live yeast bothers me a bit ........... 

[CLKD]

Whooops - I felt guilty not feeding the yeast starter but we didn't want any more cake.  It was *yeast* for goodness sake  but I still felt guilty 

[Galadriel]

Sooty to take ages to reply... Been off lounge for a bit.

The sourdough starter is a doddle to make... quite fun too watching it come to life.

I've used this recipe and a big kilner jar and it works well - http://paulhollywood.com/recipes/sourdough-starter/

I've also made one with organic wholemeal flour and water. There should be enough naturally occurring yeasts in the flour. It takes a bit longer but you don't have bits of fruit in the starter. I will try to find e recipe for this one - from a breadmaking class I went to. It's in a safe place 

My gut is way better with traditional baguette, German Ryebread and spelt loaves.

Note to self - ditch the modern loaf!!!

Galadriel x

[Limpy]

      Galadriel

[honeybun]

Sooty, have you been partaking of the grape tonight  And as for being off lounge.....ooo 

Is it the starter that causes such...umm jolliness.

I'm going to get making PDQ 

Thanks GD.

Honeyb
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[CLKD]

Initiative test ? ………

It's the G&t talking 

[honeybun]

She is probably sparko on the sofa now 

Wish I was...got to get that starter going if that's what it does for you. 


Honeybun
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