I found a bread recipe that looked easy enough to try with my Kefir. You can find it here if you are interested. But here's how I changed it. I split it in half because I always split new bread recipes in half in case they don't taste that good. That and I only had half the Kefir it called for.
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups Kefir
Soaked for 24 hours
Then I stirred in 3/4 tsp baking soda (not sure why it needed this)
1 1/2 TBS sugar
2 TBS melted butter (I didn't split these in half because I wanted the bread to taste good)
about 2 cups white flour kneaded in.
This made enough for one loaf.
As you can see my loaf is a little flat. I could have let it rise longer but I wanted my friends to sample it while they were here. They loved it and we decided it actually doesn't taste like sour dough at all. The texture turned out really nice and fresh out of the oven it was quite delicious.
We are still struggling through our dairy free experiment and it's kind of hard. Yesterday I made some puff oven pancakes though and the kids seemed to like them. I used rice milk instead of regular milk and they puffed just as well. The texture was a bit different. Lighter and less filling but again, the kids didn't seem to notice a difference.
I'm really missing my cheese. Also, the Kefir seems to be making me not feel so good. So, my kefir is resting in the fridge while I decide what exactly to do. I was told that if you are not used to fermented things then it takes your body about 1 month to get used to it and you should ease into it. Maybe I'll try some kefir smoothies again next week. I love all the different milks we've tried. Rice, coconut, almond. They are all much better than cows milk to me so I don't think we'll be going back to that, but I will be buying cheese next week. I miss it way to much.
2 comments:
Thanks for sharing the results of your experiments! Interesting about how the Kefir upsets your stomach, and also that the bread you tried tasted so good. I'm wondering if you'll ever get used to the Kefir, or if it's just sour milk that turns your stomach? I'm curious about the cheese. You said that YOU miss it. What about the rest of the family? Do you miss it because they are complaining about it not being on their casseroles or available for quesadillas? Or do you personally miss being able to use it in things, or miss the taste of it? Also, that's cool that you've found different milks to experiment with, and that you like them. Anyway, I'm really glad that you're trying these things and sharing what you find. Keep up the good work!
p.s. what a good idea to try only half the bread recipe, in case you don't like it.
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