Yeast-Free Living - Can I Eat Pita Bread?

If you have recently decided to give up eating yeast, there are probably questions in your mind regarding what foods you can or cannot eat on a yeast-free diet. One of those you may be wondering about it pita bread. Since it's not as well-risen as normal bread, does it still contain yeast?

Well, the answer is, yes, normal pita bread does in fact contain yeast. However, there are alternative pita breads that you can buy that are free from it, or you can indeed make your own. Here is a recipe.

What You Will Need:

1 tablespoon of Olive Oil
1 cup of soy flour
1 cup of unbleached white flour
1 and a half cups of distilled or purified water
Half a teaspoon of baking powder
A dash of sea salt
Note: if you are using gluten-free flowers, you will need to add egg to the mix in order for it to bind together well.

How to Make the Pita Bread:

Mix the olive oil, the water and the salt. Add the baking powder and flour, and mix to a smooth consistency like a pancake mixture.
Rub inside of frying pan with a paper towel dipped in olive oil. Let frying pan sit for 10 minutes.
Place the frying pan on a hob at medium-low heat, and wait about 3 minutes before pouring the batter into the middle of the pan.
Tilt the frying pan in a circular motion until the whole of the bottom of the pain is covered with the desired thickness of batter.
When the upper side looks dry, flip it over with your spatula and cook on the opposite side. This should take about 1 minute on each side.

There are a lot of great, tasty foods that a person can enjoy even once they have cut out yeast. It's actually a lot easier than you might think. To receive your FREE monthly tips, tricks, recipes and product reviews, visit LivingWithoutYeast.info

Yeast-Free Living - What is Spelt Flour?

Spelt, officially called Triticum aestivum var. spelt, was first grown about 5000 to 6000 BC in Iran. It had been grown for more than 300 years in Europe and for about 100 years in America. Often used to feed animals, it had recently become popular in nutrition due to being a high protein, highly nutritious grain with a distinctive nutty flavor. 

Spelt looks similar to wheat, but has a tougher husk, which is probably what protects its nutritional content. It also contains more protein than wheat does, and is easier for people to digest. Some people who cannot tolerate wheat can tolerate spelt. However, it must be noted that spelt does contain gluten, so it is not compatible with a gluten-free diet. 

If you are intolerant or allergic to yeast, but not specifically intolerant to gluten, then you should be able to eat spelt, provided you find products or recipes that are free from yeast itself. 

Spelt flour can easily replace other flour in most recipes, whether it is for pasta, bread, or other similar foods. Some people like to mix spelt flour with wheat flour, for the added nutrition and flavor that spelt provides. 

Spelt is becoming much easier to incorporate into your diet, as many health food shops now sell spelt and spelt products. This is becoming true with regards to many special diets. Once you know where to shop and what to look for, it all becomes far easier. Eventually it just becomes instinctive, and you will forget that you did things any other way.

There are still a lot of great, tasty foods that a person can enjoy once they have cut out yeast. It's actually a lot easier than you might think. To receive your FREE monthly tips, tricks, recipes and product reviews, visit LivingWithoutYeast.info