What is Sour Rye Dough made from?
Q I have a hard time determining if bread is vegan or not, e.g. what is sour rye dough made from? A Sourdoughs are breads with an appealing sour taste. These flavours are the bi-products of the microbiotic “starter culture” of Candida Milleri and Lactobacillis which act in sybiosis to preserve and leaven the loaf prior to baking. Although some homemade sourdough recipes encourage the use of dairy to ferment the “starter culture” most of the Melbourne manufacturers of sourdough do not use any animal products in their breads. We have received verbal assurances from the following Melbourne sourdough manufacturers that they do not use animal products in any of the processes of manufacture (this includes L-cysteine): – Bertalli’s Bakery,57 Bridge Street, Benalla VIC 3672, 03 5762 1200 (producer of ‘Alpine Bread’ available in supermarkets) – Firebrand Sourdough Bakery, 69 Glen Eira Road, Ripponlea VIC 3183, 03 9523 0061 – Natural Tucker Bakery, 809 Nicholson Street, North Carlton VIC 3054, 0
