Nature’s Instant Bread Dough

• Wild Yeast
• Bacteria and
• Enzymes

The first two are live organisms. They are in a state of suspended animation on the grain and in the flour, waiting. Add Water—the source of all Life—and the Yeast and Bacteria reanimate.

The last one on the list, Enzymes, is not a live organism. It’s a sort of protein. Enzymes are important for the baker because they break starch molecules into sugars to fuel the fermentation process of the dough.