Description
Learn how to make wild yeast water, a natural leavening agent perfect for sourdough starters or bread recipes. This DIY yeast water is easy to prepare and adds a unique flavor profile to your baking.
Ingredients
Dried Fruit:
1/4 cup unsulfured raisins, dates, or figs
Honey or Sugar:
1 teaspoon (optional)
Water:
1 cup filtered or dechlorinated water (room temperature)
Glass Jar:
1 clean glass jar with a loose-fitting lid
Instructions
- Prepare the Yeast Water: Place dried fruit in a clean glass jar. Add honey or sugar, pour in water, and stir.
- Fermentation: Cover the jar with a loose-fitting lid or cloth. Allow it to sit at room temperature, shaking/stirring daily for 3-5 days.
- Strain and Store: Once it smells sweet and yeasty, strain out the fruit and refrigerate the yeast water.
- Feeding: Regularly feed the yeast water with sugar or fruit if using continuously.
Notes
- Use in place of commercial yeast for a unique flavor in baking.
- Use organic dried fruits and non-chlorinated water for a healthy culture.
- Discard if moldy or foul-smelling.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Fermentation
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Traditional
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 5
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
