Saturday, April 11, 2020

Fun Twitter Thread On Making Homemade Yeast


Local yeast geneticist, Sudeep Agarwala, picked up wind that people were encountering yeast shortages. So, like any awesome human being does, Agarwala decided to share a helpful and fun Twitter thread on how one goes about making homemade yeast. 

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Text - Sudeep Agarwala @shoelaces3 Friends, I learned last night over Zoom drinks that ya'll're baking so much that there's a shortage of yeast?! I, your local frumpy yeast geneticist have come here to tell you this: THERE IS NEVER A SHORTAGE OF YEAST. Here's where I'm a viking. Instructions below. 6:16 AM · 29 Mar 20 · Twitter Web App 17.8K Retweets 73.7K Likes

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Text - Sudeep Agarwala @shoelaces3· 18h Replying to @shoelaces3 Scour your kitchen for any dried fruit: grapes, raisins, prunes, apricots. Fresh fruit works too, but it's best to leave it unwashed, and given our current situation this is probably not a wise thing to do unless you've grown the fruit yourself and trust it. 25 27 162 3,614 Sudeep Agarwala @shoelaces3 · 18h Take your fruit (or, if using fresh fruit skins-please use your judgmenet), pop i into a jar, and add a little bit of water to

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Text - loose, wet dough. DON'T GET FANCY: old flour is fine. White flour is perfect (it's what I prefer). Doesn't have to be organic, doesn't have to be high gluten. 20 27 99 ♡ 2,752 Sudeep Agarwala @shoelaces3 · 18h And then you wait. You'll want to keep this warm (but not hot). Hug it while you binge Netflix. Cuddle it while you yearn for human touch once again. Or put it on the counter while your dishwasher is running. Do it right and after 12 hours you'll see bubbles. These will grow. 19 27

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Text - Sudeep Agarwala @shoelaces3· 18h v It's closest I've come to witnessing spontaneous generation; it always feels like there's a bit of magic around whenever it works. And if it doesn't work the first time: 1) be patient and 2) try it with something different. 6. 27 99 3,206 Sudeep Agarwala @shoelaces3 · 18h Don't be afraid to get creative. Try it with some old bread you have lying around. Or bread crumbs. There are old stories of Parisian boulangeries selling baguettes that were more old b

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Text - O 18 27 89 2,615 8 Sudeep Agarwala @shoelaces3 · 18h v What *will* be there is are yeasts from different sources that are ready to bring your bread to life! That's another thread for another time. Just remember: yeast is everywhere! Also: please wash your hands and stay away from other people. <3, your local frumpy yeast geneticist. 133 27 266 ♡ 7,987

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