Or, if you have any yeast in the house there is always yeast batter bread. Its mixed up like quick bread so no kneading. I found a recipe on the Hillbilly Housewife that uses 2 cups of flour. Its baked in an 8 by 8 inch square pan.
You could make a batter bread which uses baking powder and add herbs, cheese , dried onion flakes... anything to cover the leavening flavor. It may have less soda flavor. Just my thoughts.
I was not the person asking the question. I was trying to give KaffeeKlatch an idea of how I bake my white bread. I've been baking at 425 for over 50 years and it turns out great at 28-30 minutes.
I always bake my white bread at 425 degrees f for 28-32 minutes
. Have you tried different temperatures? Also, can you test competition oven for accurate temperature? I know nothing about bread competition... just my thoughts.