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parakeet:

the things we go through as kids that we dont realize the severity of until we’re adults and can see them through an adult lense… that shit is harrowing. and sometimes you’ll like, tell a funny story and realize half way through that oh, this isnt actually very funny at all, this is horrible, or even worse you don’t realize and other people are like dude that was bad. bruh. life is wild

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fuckingrecipes:

catalystofthesoul:

bimborights:

terpsikeraunos:

the plague: stay inside

everyone: i must bake Bread, immediately

maybe if there was any fucking yeast on the shelves at the grocery store!!

yeast recipe:

mix flour and water into a somewhat liquid. cover, leave on counter. Every day, add a spoonful of flour to the mix, occasionally water if it gets too thick. When the mixture begins to bubble, yeast is active. Keep in fridge, use as much as you need in recipe, literally the yeast left on the edges of the container are enough to make more yeast. Keep feeding it every day :)

Not a joke - this is how you make bread starter for sourdough, and how people worldwide make bread at home to this day.

The wild yeast found in flour and in the air of your home can be cultivated by just…. leaving wet flour paste and a sprinkle of sugar out as free real estate.

Yeast moves in, you feed it a bit more every day, and that’s a bread starter!

Mine is about two months old and going strong. Some bakeries pride themselves in having bread starters over a century old. The wild yeast gives bread a complexity and depth of flavor that gives sourdough it’s iconic flavor.

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When the yeast is hungry it starts to smell like wine or acetone.

When it’s eating well and happy, it smells like vinegar and fresh bread.

Keeping it cold slows its metabolism, so you can put it in the fridge if you don’t make bread every day.

In the fridge you only have to feed it every 2 days or so. Left out at room temperature, you have to feed, and take a piece off for baking every day.

Yeast is killed at temps over 85 degrees Fahrenheit, but it can withstand short periods of being frozen, so the cold fridge is fine.

As long as you have flour on-hand, it’s basically infinite ready-to-bake bread.

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So far I’ve used my bread starter, mixed it with flour and water, and made:

  • Dumplings (rolled dough flat and stuffed with minced veggies)
  • Bread loaves (duh)
  • Fried dough balls
  • Elephant ears (that cinnamon-sugar ❤️)
  • Pizza crust
  • Plus eggs and butter = cakey bread