The present invention provides an yeast capable of making bread excellent
in flavor and taste and weak in fermentation smell, a dough containing the
yeast, a process for making bread using the yeast or the dough and the
bread made by the method. The present invention relates to the yeast which
belongs to the genus Saccharomyces and generates 35 ppm or less of isoamyl
alcohol, a ratio of 2 or less of isoamyl alcohol to isobutyl alcohol, 1.5
ppm or more of diacetyl in the bread and 2 ml or more of carbon dioxide
gas per 1 g of the dough, a screening method for selecting the yeast, a
process for making bread containing the yeast and the dough and bread made
by the method.