No not really, cause if you don't use den it ain't no bread.
It depends on what you are making. If you are baking a cake or making bread, it is essential as yeast makes the cake or bread to rise.
Yeast makes the bread rise.
a yeast dough uses yeast and a quick bread uses baking powder or baking soda.
baking powder, bicarbonate of soda yeast waheyyy
When you use yeast it takes longer and doesn't get as big, cause you let yeast bread rise.More information:The question is not clear, because in common English usage, "bread baking" assumes the use of yeast. Breads that do not use yeast are called "quick breads" and use baking powder or baking soda for leavening.
Yeast dies under the heat of baking, and the gasses it produced expand to make the bread rise further.
Sourdough is a type of bread made with yeast starter instead of dry yeast. Starter is for yeast bread and baking powder and soda are for quick breads and cookies. They are not interchangeable.
Neither baking soda nor baking powder is a yeast, but each is a leavening agent. In addition, baking powder contains cornstarch, which those who observe Passover strictly do not consume. It is correct to say that baking soda and baking powder both are not yeast as yeast is a living fungus. Yeast however is also a leavening agent. Baking soda is bicarbonate of soda or sodium bicarbonate and it's chemical compound formula is NaHCO3. Baking powder is a combination of bicarbonate of soda, corn starch, & usually 2 acids depending on the type of baking powder. Also those who observe Passover do not eat leavened bread, which is bread made without any leavening agent be it baking powder, baking soda, or yeast. Generally unleavened bread for passover is baked with a dough made of flour, water, & salt. (NO LEAVENING AGENT WHATSOEVER)
Baking yeast makes food rise and gives it a fluffy taste and feel to your food.
It's the yeast fermenting and respiring which produces carbon dioxide, causing the bread to rise
YEAST is the Answer....
Bread recipes can contain various raising agents, such as yeast, baking soda and baking powder.