Home-Made Yeast

Ingredients

• 1 qt. potatoes, cut in pieces
• 2 tbsp. salt
• 3 pts. boiling water
• 1 ce. flour
• 2 yeast cakes, or
• 1 c. home-made yeast

Method

1. 1

   Cook potatoes in boiling water.

2. 2

   When tender, drain, reserving stock.

3. 3

   Press potatoes through strainer.

4. 4

   Mix dry ingredients, scald with 1 pint potato stock, and beat until smooth.

5. 5

   Add remainder of stock and potato.

6. 6

   When lukewarm add yeast cakes which have been dissolved in 1 cup lukewarm water.

7. 7

   Keep warm until light and foamy; then put in a cool place.

8. 8

   Stir each time before using.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Lillian Massey school recipes (1913) by Lillian Massey School Household Science, page 2. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

home-made yeast, if mixed at 1 qt. water. , night, or 4 tsp. salt. 2 yeast cakes if mixed in morning. Bread flour. Scald milk, add boiled water and salt. When lukewarm add dissolved yeast cake, or home-made yeast, and sufficient flour to make a thick batter or sponge. Beat thoroughly. If made over-night, cover and stand sponge in a warm place. When light, add flour to make a stiff dough. Turn from the bowl on floured baking board; knead, adding flour if necessary, until dough is soft and elastic. Return to bowl, moisten, cover, and let rise until double in bulk. Cut down, knead slightly; divide into four. Mould each portion into a loaf; put in a greased pan, moisten, cover lightly and stand in a warm place, 90° to 100° F. When doubled in bulk, bake 45 to 60 minutes. If bread is started in the morning, raising of sponge may be omitted; make stiff dough, knead well; stand in a warm place until doubled; shape into loaves, let rise again, bake. 1 c. hot mashed potatoes may be added to liquid. Those who prefer may add 1 tbsp. butter and 1 tbsp. sugar to scalded milk. ENTIRE WHEAT BREAD. Make as White Bread, using all whole wheat flour, or mixture of whole wheat and bread flour. GRAHAM BREAD. 2 ¢ milk. | yeast cake. 2 tsp. salt. 2 c. bread flour. Graham flour. Make as White Bread. CORNMEAL BREAD. 1 pt. boiling water. 1 pt. scalded milk. 2 tsp. salt. 1 yeast cake. 2 c. cornmeal. 1 ce. lukewarm water. Bread flour. Sift meal gradually into boiling salted water, and cook five minutes; beat until smooth, then add milk gradually. When lukewarm, add dis- solved yeast and proceed as in recipe for White Bread. 5 HOME-MADE YEAST. 1 qt. potatoes, cut in pieces. 2 tbsp. salt. 3 pts. boiling water. xe; Sugar, 1 ce. flour. 2 yeast cakes, or 1 c. home-made yeast

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.