Linda, Yeast also works much better with a little bit of sugar in the bread recipe. You can substitute Agave syrup for the sugar. Agave is sweeter, so use 2/3 cup agave for each 1 cup of sugar, slightly reduce the liquid in the recipe and reduce the baking temperature 25 degrees. Agave has a much lower glycemic index than sugar, honey, or corn syrup so it's better for people with diabetes or pre-diabetes. I regularly make this substitution and it works well for me (I live at high elevation and am allergic to both wheat and corn, so I'm getting very good at adjusting all kinds of recipes).

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