Everlasting Yeast

Name: Everlasting Yeast
Ingredients: 1 quart warm potato water; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 cups white flour or 2 cups wheat flour; 1/2 tablespoon dry yeast; 2 tablespoons sugar

5 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 quart warm potato water
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups white flour or 2 cups wheat flour
1/2 tablespoon dry yeast
2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

1

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl (do not use metal bowl or utensils).
2

Place mixture in a warm place to raise until ready to mix for baking.
3

Leave a small amount of mixture (approximately 1/3 cup) for a start for next time.
4

Between uses, keep in a covered jar in the fridge until a few hours before ready to use again.
5

Add same ingredients except yeast to the remaining start for the next baking.
6

By keeping the everlasting yeast start and remaking some each time, yeast can be kept on hand indefinitely.