Description
Learn how to make traditional Eastern European Bread Kvass at home with this easy recipe. This fermented drink is made from rye bread, water, sugar, and raisins, resulting in a refreshing and slightly tangy beverage.
Ingredients
Scale
Rye Bread:
- 1 pound rye bread (preferably stale)
Water:
- 10 cups filtered water
Sugar:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Raisins:
- 1/4 cup raisins
Yeast (optional):
- 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Toast rye bread cubes on a baking sheet for 20-30 minutes until browned.
- Prepare Bread Mixture: Boil water, add toasted bread, steep for 4-6 hours, then strain.
- Add Sugar and Yeast: Dissolve sugar in liquid, cool to room temperature, add yeast if using.
- Bottle the Kvass: Pour mixture into bottles, add raisins, cap loosely, and ferment at room temperature.
- Chill and Serve: Refrigerate bottles once lightly carbonated, then serve cold.
Notes
- Open bottles carefully to release pressure gradually.
- Customize kvass with mint, berries, or honey.
- Traditional wild fermentation can be used instead of adding yeast.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Beverage
- Method: Fermenting
- Cuisine: Eastern European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
