Besides flour, yeast is an essential defining ingredient in bread: It's what distinguishes an airy, springy loaf of bread from a dense, unpalatable lump of dough. Unlike other leavenings ...

For my experiment I baked six small loaves of bread and changed the amount of yeast in each loaf. I was looking to see how much each one would rise depending on the amount of yeast it had.

You can adjust the recipe timings to make this loaf ... yeast and salt together in a large bowl. Add 325ml/11fl oz warm water and scrunch the flour mixture and water together until no lumps ...