Kvass is a traditional Slavic drink with a pleasant, sourish taste. It is made by fermentation from malt and flour or from fresh dried rye bread , with the addition of honey, fragrant herbs, beets, fruits and berries. We suggest that you learn today some interesting recipes for cooking kvass without yeast.
Recipe for bread kvass without yeast
Ingredients:
- rye unleavened bread - 400 g;
- raisins - 1 handful;
- sugar - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- boiled water - 2.5 liters.
Preparation
So, take a piece of rye fresh bread, cut it into small pieces and dry it until it hardens in the fresh air. Then the resulting crackers are transferred to a large baking tray and set for 10 minutes in a preheated oven. We bake at a temperature of 100 degrees until a dark crust appears on them. After that, pour them into a clean 3-liter jar and pour boiled filtered water, cooled to room temperature. Add the unwashed raisins to the jar and gradually pour in the sugar. We put everything in a warm place, without covering it with a lid. The neck of the jar is wrapped in gauze to protect the drink from dust.
A few days later homemade rye kvass without yeast is completely ready! We filter it several times through gauze, we pour liquid into plastic bottles, screw it up and put it in the refrigerator. The remaining thick - the leavened wort, do not throw away: it will serve you further as a starter! Just add a few fresh rye rusks to it, pour it again with cool boiled water and you get a new portion of homemade kvass.
The recipe of beet kvass without yeast
We present you another recipe of a very useful kvass without yeast, cooked on the basis of beets. The drink has a beautiful color and a delicious, rich taste.
Ingredients:
- beets - 1 kg;
- rye bread without yeast - 100 g;
- boiled water - 2 liters;
- granulated sugar - 4 tbsp. spoons.
Preparation
Beetroot is washed, peeled and shredded on teurochke. Cut a crust of rye bread into pieces and let it dry for about 5 minutes in the oven. Put the beet into a clean jar, add the dried bread crust, pour sugar and pour everything boiled, but chilled water. Then we cover the neck of the can of gauze and insist the drink in the warm place of the day 3-4. Then carefully filter kvass through gauze, pour it on bottles and put it in the refrigerator.
Recipe of homemade kvass without yeast
Ingredients:
- wheat - 3 items;
- water boiled - 4 liters;
- leavened wort - 8 tbsp. spoons;
- honey - 1.5 tbsp.
Preparation
Then add the leavened wort, mix everything thoroughly and if there is room left, add water. Now cover the jar with a towel and leave in the heat for about 48 hours. When a white chiffon appears on top of the kvass, and it tastes like carbonated, and you will feel the real taste of Soviet kvass - that means our drink without yeast is completely ready.
Gently pour it through the cheesecloth into a clean large jar so that the sediment does not rise and stay completely at the bottom of the first jar. Close the top with a dense lid and remove the kvass in the refrigerator. It can be served to the table both warm and chilled. We store the home beverage only in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.