German Yeast
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Place the German yeast in a jug.
Add 1 pint of water and stir well until smooth.
Keep
Keep the jug in a cool, dry place, uncovered.
Change the water every 24 hours, pouring it off carefully to retain the yeast.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- German yeast
- Acts as the leavening agent, producing gas that makes dough rise.
The step that matters
Pouring off the water carefully. Pouring off the water carefully keeps the yeast in the jug, because the yeast settles while the liquid is poured away. Losing yeast weakens the culture for later use.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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