It seems like during this pandemic, it is not only toilet paper and other sanitary stuff that people are hoarding on but they are also bulk buying kitchen items that unfortunately leave others in desperate situations. One such example is of yeast that is under shortage because of these ridiculous hoarding habits of people. But lucky for others that yeast is not hard to make at home and biologists are offering their help to teach people how to make it.
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We are going through exceptional times and one can say that this pandemic has managed to bring out a side in us that we never knew existed.
Under this lockdown, there are many people who have taken up healthy hobbies to keep their productivity levels high during these crazy times. Many people have taken up workout routines, then there are many who have started painting and others who have started cooking and baking to keep themselves happy. Well, there is nothing wrong with being creative during your quarantine time. Though what is definitely wrong is hoarding on essential daily life items and leaving others with no option to buy them.
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Since many people these days have started cooking more than usual, it came into notice that people were so involved in baking that supermarkets started to run short on them.
This is the time when biologist and yeast expert Sudeep Agarwala shared on Twitter a simple recipe with people who like bread and want to bake at home but couldn’t find yeast.
#3 Take fresh fruit unless you have grown the fruit yourself and you trust it
The ingredients needed for yeast making are dried fruit, water, and flour. Fresh fruit can do the job too but it is better if it is not washed before the process which given the circumstances surrounding the viral disease is not really a smart decision or if taken than it must be at one's own risk.
#4 The recipe needs simple basic ingredients and a little bit of patience
Sudeep's tweets became viral quickly accumulating over 26,000 retweets and 114,000 likes.
#5 Choose your flour wisely
#6 Adding some funny details to the yeast recipe in making
#7 Keep an eye out for those bubbles
#8 Be patient and persistent with your recipe.
#9 And don't forget to be creative with your recipe
Sudeep even gave creative easy ideas to make changes to the said recipe.
#10 Other ingredients that can contribute to yeast making process too
#11 Summing up the whole process with a funny note from the geneticist
Okay so all the folks who are interested in making yeast, this recipe is for you.
Toss your fruit in a jar and then add 2-3 tablespoon of water in it. Continue mixing until you see it getting cloudy. Then all you have to do is add an equal amount of flour in it to make a loose, soggy dough. Old flour will work fine but if it is white flour than it is better.
Remember you have to keep the mix lukewarm and around 12 hours later you will see bubbles that will be present because of the yeast in the mix.
Now, 24-48 hours later, your dough should loosen up. And take a small piece of this mix and add it to 30–40 milliliters of water. Add flour to it and repeat the procedure. This time, the bubbles should appear faster.