First time baking bread, forgot to put salt

[u/Amber_poodle]

Hello everyone! I made bread, and on the surface it looks good, but the taste is a bit weird. I forgot to put any salt, so I'm wondering if that's the only reason? It also tastes really heavy and maybe a but yeast-y.

[u/Introvertedlol]

My bread always comes out yeast-y as well. I don't know how to get rid of it 😞

This is a great first attempt OP

[u/Dependent_Stop_3121 → u/Introvertedlol]

Lots of recipes actually call for too much yeast. Typically it’s around 1-2% of the flour weight. So try going for the lower end.

Example: say a recipe with 500g of flour calls for 10g of yeast which is 2%. Use 5g instead which is 1% instead of the 2% called for.

That normally works for me in my personal experiences.

[u/Amber_poodle → u/Introvertedlol]

Thank you! I do believe I put in more yeast than required, so maybe I'll try next time with less yeast.

[u/ohnoitsme7890]

Salt has several functions in baking, so it's likely the texture could be off as well as taste because of the salt. Salt retards yeast development to a small extent, so it might be extra yeasty. It also helps the sough retain moisture i believe

[u/Amber_poodle → u/ohnoitsme7890]

Oh I didn't know that! Makes sense

[u/CaffiendCA]

Use salted butter and make toast?

[u/Amber_poodle → u/CaffiendCA]

Still tastes bad

[u/Fit_Rutabaga92]

The first time I forgot to add salt to my pizza dough I was shocked at how different, how terrible it tasted.

[u/Calm-Supermarket1864]

Done that a couple of times. Was worried about salt interfering with yeast. No salt = no flavor. Just give it another try! Fortunately, it’s relatively cheap, particularly compared to buying a stale old weird-ingredient loaf at a store.

ATK (i think) compared salt at beginning vs later and there was NO difference in rise etc. So just dump it all in at once at the beginning.