If my flour is dated 08.2015

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And the yeast says BB 30.09.2016, will my bread be toxic?

Or look anything like bread?

Weevils will have shit in the flour.

The yeast may not work, I had some that was a few months out and the bread didn't rise. Also, the flour may have those little wormy things in it if it's that long out.

Weevils will be obvious though. Little grey insects crawling about. If it's not moving eat it.

I decant my flour, so I wouldn't know the date on the packet. I'd use them both tbh your going to be baking it in an oven at probably close to 180-200° should kill off anything harmful.

It will be long past its best and won't make great bread. I'd bin it.

@Soola you beat me to it 😂😂

OP, my DB went to use barely out of date flour and there were weevils crawling all in it. I wouldn't risk it.

Plain flour with no signs of weevils - I’d use.
Self raising flour - i’d not use as it very probably won’t rise
Yeast - I wouldn’t use as it very probably won’t raise

Can you get those bugs if your flour was out straight into, and stored in, an air tight plastic container?

No obvious wormy things. I've had those in new flour before, isn't it a case of either the flour has them or it doesn't?

So if it doesn't rise, I should chuck it?

Yes the eggs are already present and they hatch out. I've had them in rice stored on an airtight tub.

Won't be toxic but might be crap bread. I'd probably use the stuff and if it doesn't work chuck it all out.

I think I found bugs of some description in my rice the other day. I put it into soak and then found a load of tiny grey things floating on top of the water. I couldn't see any in the rice and there's hardly any left, but I did feel bad about drowning a load of tiny critters.

Ok, it's brown flour. It's mixed so if it doesn't rise it will be apple pie for tea tonight

The flour is probably OK if it doesn't have creepy crawlies in it. The yeast may be too old though. I dissolve a tsp of yeast in a small glass warm water with a tsp of sugar.if it develops a frothy head within 15/20 minutes then it's still alive. If not I'd chuck the yeast and buy more.

OK if you have already mixed the dough then I'd cover the bowl and put it in the airing cupboard or oven at about 40C to give it a fighting chance. It might take longer to rise than the recipe says.

I'd use them both tbh your going to

Totally expected that sentence to end "die at some point anyway" 😆

How would the weevils get there?

If not I'd chuck the yeast and buy more.
If I was going out to the shop, I would buy a loaf of bread

The flour is okay and you can always sieve the insects out if needed. The yeast won’t rise though - best to get individual sachets so they stay fresh

not envy

Buy new ingredients.

Why go through all the faff of making bread to end up with a flatbread.

Because it's more of a faff to go to the shop!

It rose. A bit. I think! I've fed a slice to the DC, they said it was nice and keep asking for a second slice i.e. they're still alive

Did you eat some yourself?

Well, only after the kids had of course

Yes I did . It was foul. DH ate some and said it was very tasty, if a little undercooked. All three want to know when I'm going to make it again...

Better get some new flour in then