Effect of spices on yeast
Posted:
Fri Aug 16, 2013 6:16 am
by Fatmat
Re: Effect of spices on yeast
Posted:
Fri Aug 16, 2013 12:38 pm
by wheels
Thanks Fatmat. Would you credit it! I'd never in a month of Sunday's thought that spices would have that effect. I guess that's 'cos when I use spice it's generally in an enriched dough, so more yeast is needed.
Phil
Re: Effect of spices on yeast
Posted:
Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:50 am
by Fatmat
It looks like some, like ginger, give a boost to yeast, but on the downside, some (like ginger!) have antibacterial effects which will affect sourdoughs.