Making bread

[mick8551]

I'm thinking about making my own bread ,looking on YouTube it is possible to make diabetic bread ,but I want to do it with wholemeal flour ,no sugar, and no salt, is it possible

 

[Leadinglights]

I'm thinking about making my own bread ,looking on YouTube it is possible to make diabetic bread ,but I want to do it with wholemeal flour ,no sugar, and no salt, is it possible

There are some recipes for low carb bread on sugarfreelondoner web site. A soda bread wouldn't have yeast but if you are making a bread with yeast it will need sugar but just a small amount and would account for far less carbs than the four.

 

[mick8551]

There are some recipes for low carb bread on sugarfreelondoner web site. A soda bread wouldn't have yeast but if you are making a bread with yeast it will need sugar but just a small amount and would account for far less carbs than the four.

Could you use a sweetener like canderal or the ones in aldi

 

[Leadinglights]

Could you use a sweetener like canderal or the ones in aldi

I don't think that it would work as the yeast usually needs sugar to activate it but most recipes only use 1 teaspoon but my other half who is the bread maker says he sometimes doesn't use any if it is a flour he knows will rise well.

 

[mick8551]

I don't think that it would work as the yeast usually needs sugar to activate it but most recipes only use 1 teaspoon but my other half who is the bread maker says he sometimes doesn't use any if it is a flour he knows will rise

I don't think that it would work as the yeast usually needs sugar to activate it but most recipes only use 1 teaspoon but my other half who is the bread maker says he sometimes doesn't use any if it is a flour he knows will rise well.

What flour does he use please

 

[helli]

There are some recipes for low carb bread on sugarfreelondoner web site. A soda bread wouldn't have yeast but if you are making a bread with yeast it will need sugar but just a small amount and would account for far less carbs than the four.

I make bread every weekend with yeast and never add sugar - it is not needed to activate standard Easy Bake yeast available in most supermarkets.
American recipes for bread include it but it is not to my taste.

However, “normal” bread (wholemeal, granary, sourdough, etc) is made with grain which is high in carbs.

You do need a small amount of salt to manage the yeast activity. I use so-low salt and have no issues with the recipes. It does not affect the flavour if you use a small amount.

Sorry to be pedantic but there is no such thing as “diabetic bread”. You may find some lower carb recipes but some people with diabetes (e.g. people treating their diabetes with insulin such as people with Type 1) do not need to eat a low carb diet.

 

[mick8551]

What sort of flour do you use,is the recipe on YouTube, or a website please

 

[helli]

What sort of flour do you use,is the recipe on YouTube, or a website please

I use different “strong bread flours” depending upon the recipe - white, wholemeal, rye, eight grain, malted, etc.
I do not follow any recipes on YouTube. I have a selection of bread recipe books, some recipes are on the flour packets, I bake sourdough following a recipe that came with starter when I bought it 10 years ago.

 

[Leadinglights]

Are you planning to use a breadmaker as you would find recipes in the book that comes with it or using your oven but if you are new to trying it some of the bread mixes, Wrights or supermarket own make a decent loaf or rolls.

 

[mick8551]

I make bread every weekend with yeast and never add sugar - it is not needed to activate standard Easy Bake yeast available in most supermarkets.
American recipes for bread include it but it is not to my taste.

However, “normal” bread (wholemeal, granary, sourdough, etc) is made with grain which is high in carbs.

You do need a small amount of salt to manage the yeast activity. I use so-low salt and have no issues with the recipes. It does not affect the flavour if you use a small amount.

Sorry to be pedantic but there is no such thing as “diabetic bread”. You may find some lower carb recipes but some people with diabetes (e.g. people treating their diabetes with insulin such as people with Type 1) do not need to eat a low carb diet.

That was me just sort of putting a name to it

 

[mick8551]

Are you planning to use a breadmaker as you would find recipes in the book that comes with it or using your oven but if you are new to trying it some of the bread mixes, Wrights or supermarket own make a decent loaf or rolls.

1st time in a oven .I want to make it from scratch ,. Nt to keen on adding salt though

 

[helli]

1st time in a oven .I want to make it from scratch ,. Nt to keen on adding salt though

Why do you not want to use salt?
It is very little and is needed to slow down the growth and reproduction of the yeast:

“Salt acts as a yeast inhibitor, which means that it slows down the growth and reproduction of yeast in your bread dough. Without salt present to rein in its activity, the yeast will go wild eating all of the sugar available in the dough from enzymatic activity, like an overactive Pac-Man machine. Adding salt prevents the yeast from reproducing too quickly, thus allowing you to control the rate at which the dough ferments.”

 

[Leadinglights]

1st time in a oven .I want to make it from scratch ,. Nt to keen on adding salt though

What is the problem with salt, you usually only need 1 teaspoon per 500g flour so the amount per slice will be fairly minimal.

 

[silentsquirrel]

You said in your first post you wanted to make "diabetic bread". It's the carbs in the flour that are the problem for a Type 2. @helli is a Type 1, so does not need to restrict carbs, and I do not think @Leadinglights 's husband is diabetic. Any sugar in a recipe will be such a tiny amount that you do not need to worry about it, and the salt will not affect your blood sugars at all.

 

[Leadinglights]

You said in your first post you wanted to make "diabetic bread". It's the carbs in the flour that are the problem for a Type 2. @helli is a Type 1, so does not need to restrict carbs, and I do not think @Leadinglights 's husband is diabetic. Any sugar in a recipe will be such a tiny amount that you do not need to worry about it, and the salt will not affect your blood sugars at all.

Yes you are right he is not but makes bread which we both have, uses small loaf tins so each slice is quite small or roll when I will only have half of one. Many different ones so we have variety.
Any sugar will be utilised by the yeast pretty quickly.

 

[mick8551]

The salt thing is me trying to cut out salt at the moment I'm not eating any bread or anything with added salt or sugar.

 

[Leadinglights]

The salt thing is me trying to cut out salt at the moment I'm not eating any bread or anything with added salt or sugar.

W
Everybody need some salt for their electrolyte balance just not too much. Sugar is just one carbohydrate but if used in the recipe then it will have been utilised by the yeast when it ferments. But you can try it without the sugar and see how it works.
Start with an easy recipe but without the salt it may not taste as good.

 

[medidia]

I make a higher protein bread in my bread machine using spelt and rye flours with added greek yogurt, lots of seeds, cashew nuts and protein powder. I eat a small slice with fried or scrambled eggs, works for me.

 

[pjgtech]

I seem to remember seeing almond flour and maybe even coconut flour loafs somewhere, possibly sugar free londoner? So not wheat based.

 

[mick8551]

W
Everybody need some salt for their electrolyte balance just not too much. Sugar is just one carbohydrate but if used in the recipe then it will have been utilised by the yeast when it ferments. But you can try it without the sugar and see how it works.
Start with an easy recipe but without the salt it may not taste as good.

Don't suppose you could recommend a website with an easy recipe on please