13:45, 12 Jul 2023, author: Ermakova M.

Kvass for okroshka at home

Name: Kvass for okroshka at home
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: Black bread - 3-4 slices; Sugar - 2 tbsp; Dry yeast - 0.5 tsp; Warm water - 900 ml

Homemade kvass for okroshka turns out to be tasty, not very carbonated, with a slight sour note.

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At home, kvass for okroshka can be created in just two days, using a minimum of ingredients. Those who think that making kvass is a rather troublesome business, I assure you that there is nothing easier!

The drink for making okroshka differs from regular kvass in that it is aged a little longer until it becomes less carbonated and less sweet in taste. As the yeast bacteria feed on the sweetness, the drink will become more sour every day. In general, it takes about 2 days: on the first day, ordinary sweetish kvass is obtained, on the second day it is already more sour.

To create it, you can use both burnt sugar and black bread, dried in a pan or in the oven - these two products give the drink color. When creating kvass for more servings, increase the rate of ingredients. Kvass is best kept refrigerated to keep it cool, but not for long as it becomes sour.

Kvass for okroshka at home

Кухня: European, напитки, калории: 27, время приготовления: 00:30

Ингредиенты

Black bread - 3-4 slices

Sugar - 2 tbsp

Dry yeast - 0.5 tsp

Warm water - 900 ml

Рецепт

1. Cut black bread into cubes or sticks, dry in a pan or in the oven until golden brown crusts appear.

2. Put the slightly cooled breadcrumbs into a jar or other deep capacious container.

3. Pour in granulated sugar and dry yeast. You can use fresh yeast, rye sourdough, etc., but remember that then the preparation time for the drink may vary.

4. Pour warm water into the jar, but not to the top, as the drink will "ferment". Leave about 2 cm of free space from the edge of the container. Place the jar with the workpiece in a warm place without closing it with a lid.

5. On the first day, kvass will be highly carbonated, on the second day the gas bubbles will go away, the main thing is not to forget to stir the drink so that it does not taste bitter.

6. Strain the contents of the jar through a fine mesh strainer. Bread cake can not be removed - on it you can ferment the next portion of the drink.

7. Pour home-made kvass for okroshka into a jug, store in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days. If the taste of the drink turned out to be sour, add a little granulated sugar to it and mix.

8. Fill with kvass okroshka at the very end, adding it to chopped foods. Happy you!