Eileen, here is a recipe from a few years ago that someone else with the name Eileen was looking for. Posted by Eileen (ecr531@webtv.net) on Wed, Apr 11, 01 at 9:18 Hi all.... I am looking for a recipe for a yeast free bread, due to a yeast allergy. I know others have used baking soda. Can anyone help? TIA Follow-Up Postings: o RE: LOOKING for: yeast free breads? clip this post email this post what is this? see most clipped and recent clippings * Posted by Jane (jakeandjane@accesswave.ca) on Fri, Apr 13, 01 at 22:57 Eileen: Here's a bread recipe I found that uses baking soda AND baking powder. Haven't made it yet so don't know what it is like, but the reviews for it sounded OK. I got it from epicurious.com, searching under bread. (BTW, most Irish soda breads use baking soda instead of yeast.) If you want a regular-shaped loaf of bread, bake it in a loaf pan. There would probably be a slight change in the baking time so keep a close eye on it. Jane IRISH SODA BREAD - A perennial favorite on both sides of the Atlantic, this raisiny bread makes fine, fragrant toast. 4 cups bread flour 1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup raisins or dried currants, rinsed in hot water and patted dry 1 tablespoon caraway seeds 2 cups buttermilk Into a large bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the salt, and the baking soda and stir in the raisins and the caraway seeds. Add the buttermilk and stir the mixture until it forms a dough. Turn the dough out onto a well-floured surface and knead it for 1 minute. Halve the dough, with floured hands shape each half into a round loaf, and transfer the loaves to a lightly greased baking sheet. Cut an X 1/4 inch deep across the tops of the loaves with a sharp knife. Bake the loaves in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Transfer the loaves to racks and let them cool. Makes 2 loaves. Gourmet October 1991

My 1967 edition of Joy did not have a yeast bread recipe with potatoes in it. But this yeast bread recipe is slightly sweet and does contain fresh mashed potato. You could use the dough for other bread forms, but Moravian Sugar Cake is to die for if you've never tried it! Moravian Sugar Cake 1 1/2 cups boiling water or potato water (the remaining water used to cook potatoes for mashed potatoes) 3/4 cup butter or shortening 1/2 cup sugar 1 t. salt 2 pkgs. yeast or 2 scant TB bulk instant yeast 1 cup plain cooked potatoes, mashed 2 eggs beaten 6-7 cups flour Combine 2 cups flour and the yeast in a large bowl. Combine sugar, salt, butter, potatoes, potato water in saucepan used to cook the potatoes. Warm over low heat to melt the butter. Add to flour/yeast mixture and beat well. Add in beaten eggs and mix until smooth (can use an electric mixer). Add enough flour to form a soft dough. Turn out onto floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Place in an oiled bowl, turn dough over to have oiled surface on top. Cover and let rise until doubled in bulk. Press into greased pans (some use 7"-9" foil pie pans) about 1/4" to 1/2" thick. When well risen, using your finger or the handle end of a wooden spoon, punch holes in the dough about 1-inch apart. Fill holes with: 1 lb. light brown sugar, 2 sticks butter and a little water that has been heated in a saucepan. Bake cakes at 350 for about 20 minutes. Do not overbake. Yields: about 7 cakes in pie pans

Becky: This one isn't for a breadmaker though. IRISH SODA BREAD INGREDIENTS 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons margarine 1 slightly beaten egg white ¾ cup buttermilk Nonstick spray coating DIRECTIONS In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Cut in margarine till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the mixture. In a small mixing bowl combine egg white and buttermilk. Add all at once to dry mixture. Stir just till moistened. On a lightly floured surf ace knead dough 10 to 12 strokes till nearly smooth. Shape into a 7-inch round loaf. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray coating. Place bread dough on baking sheet. With a sharp knife, make 2 slashes in the top to form an X. Bake in a 375° oven about 30 minutes or till golden. Serve warm. Whole Wheat Raisin Soda Bread: Prepare as above, except substitute 1 cup of whole wheat flour for the 1 cup of the all-purpose flour. Add ¼ cup raisins to flour mixture before adding liquid ingredients. (86 calories per serving). Makes 1 loaf (16 servings). TIME Preparation Time: 15 min. Cooking Time: 30 min. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER SERVING: 2 g protein 12 g carbohydrate 2 g fat 0 mg cholesterol 127 mg sodium 36 mg potassium ·Low Fat ·No Cholesterol

I know this is a little late to respond, but I make Rotis all the time. I try to limit the amount of wheat I eat, and using flat breads makes that simpler. I always use whole wheat flour, I find King Arthur the best, because it is finely milled and it makes for a smoother dough. Rule of thumb 1/2 as much liquid as flour. So if I am using 1 cup of flour, I use 1/2 cup water (I often use a tablespoon of whey or even yogurt or kefir - adds a little more flavor to the roti) and salt usually between 1/2 & 1 tsp. The dough is always going to be a little different. If the dough is sticky, I add a little more flour, just enough to make sure it is not sticky. I roll it in a ball and coat it in olive oil then let it rest for at least 15 minutes but usually overnight. (Soaking the dough helps remove the phytic acid, making the nutrients more available. This also makes for a more flavorful roti, as it will sour a little.) I knead the dough briefly to mix in the oil, then roll into little balls, which I flatten and roll in flour until I roll them into disks about 6". The trick with rotis is to make sure your pan is in the right heat zone. Too cool, and the roti will just sit on the pan without puffing, too hot and the roti will burn. I normally use a medium hot...it will be different on every stove. Often my first roti wont puff. If it doesn't puff a little, it will be too dense and a little unpleasant to eat. I just remove it and raise the temp before adding the next roti. Once I have the right temp and the rotis puff before burning, I add the original roti back on. Usually within a few seconds it will puff. I use a spatula to press down on the areas that don't puff, to encourage them to puff. ( I only press down on the cooked side, so not until I have flipped the roti at least 1 time.) I think I generally get about a dozen rotis per cup of flour. I don't usually try seasoning them with anything until they are cooked, because I use them for everything. I have slathered with peanut butter, and sprinkled choco chips and covered with a second roti, back on the grill. I make grilled sandwiches with them, eat scrambled eggs in them, use them for tacos/burritos, heat them, and coat them with cinnamon and sugar, they make great quesadillas, and I even throw them back on the griddle on low heat/or in the oven until they get crispy, and use them for crackers.