if yeast turns sugar into alcohol during the fermentation process, why isn’t there alcohol in baked goods?

Question

if yeast turns sugar into alcohol during the fermentation process, why isn’t there alcohol in baked goods?

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Answer 1

There is, but the heat kills any yeast and alcohol will burn off. There are baking products that rely on ethanol producing yeasts but they’re only going to keep producing it until baking kills off any organisms. Same as when you add a sourdough starter to a dough and let it prove.