Why does bread rise?
Yeast's Tiny Party
Why does bread rise?
You mix flour, water, salt, and a spoonful of something called yeast. You knead it into a smooth ball, cover it with a towel, and walk away. An hour later, you come back and lift the towel — and the dough has doubled in size, like someone snuck in and inflated it with a bicycle pump. What just happened?
The secret is the yeast. Yeast isn't a powder or a chemical — it's millions of tiny living creatures, each one smaller than a grain of sand. When you mixed them into the dough, you woke them up. And now they're hungry.
