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Damons? Plums?
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from Judith in France contains these words: Rusty what is barm? Take a cup of strong white flour and scald it with boiling water, stirring furiously so that it finishes as lumpless as possible, and the consistency of white sauce. Allow to cool, then bung in an ounce of live yeast (or a packet of dried yeast. Allow to work for a day, then make another pot of gruel and when cool, seed it with a tablespoon of yesterday's brew. From then on, just make tomorrow's barm by seeding with the previous days, then use the remainder in the day's bread. The improvement in flavour and texture is 'something else'. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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Damons? Plums?
On Aug 19, 12:13*pm, Rusty Hinge 2
wrote: The message from Judith in France contains these words: Rusty what is barm? Take a cup of strong white flour and scald it with boiling water, stirring furiously so that it finishes as lumpless as possible, and the consistency of white sauce. Allow to cool, then bung in an ounce of live yeast (or a packet of dried yeast. Allow to work for a day, then make another pot of gruel and when cool, seed it with a tablespoon of yesterday's brew. From then on, just make tomorrow's barm by seeding with the previous days, then use the remainder in the day's bread. The improvement in flavour and texture is 'something else'. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig Thank you Rusty, a bit like ginger pop then? Judith |
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Damons? Plums?
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from Judith in France contains these words: /barm/ Thank you Rusty, a bit like ginger pop then? Well, you'd have a job drinking it. -- Rusty Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk Separator in search of a sig |
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Damons? Plums?
Rusty Hinge 2 writes
Allow to work for a day, then make another pot of gruel and when cool, seed it with a tablespoon of yesterday's brew. That reminds me (though it's quite different) of sourdough bread, where you make a dough and leave it on the windowsill for a few days to catch whatever yeasts it can. Gives a very dense and interesting bread. Said to be improved by chucking in a few veg or fruit that are past their best - sound grim but the results are good (rather like making scones or soda bread with sour milk - the lactic acid reacts with the soda and the results are incredibly light and with no trace of sourness) -- Kay |
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