This ‘bread’ isn’t for eating…it’s for making a 5,000 year old drink!
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I’ve decided to have a go at making ‘Bouza’ the ancient Egyptian fermented beer. I’m using Italian spelt grain (and that’s the only ingredient, other than water).
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First, I soaked the grain. Half of it is being sprouted. I then processed up the other half to make these small loaves. They’ve been ovened for just 15 minutes – they’ve a crust, but the inside is still raw and as such holds the yeasts and bacteria which will ferment the rest of the spelt.
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When the sprouts are ready, I’ll mix them, the water and some sourdough starter together, before breaking up this bread and mixing it in.
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Exciting!!
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I took a picture of the recipe, which is from #wildfermentation, I’ll pop it into my story in a bit.