Gira, Lithuanian black bread kvass
A Lithuanian-style quick bread: dark rye bread soaked in hot water, which becomes a tart beverage within an hour.
Discover this unique recipe for “Black Giraffe,” an unexpectedly fermented bread.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time10 min
- Cook time—
- Resting30 min
- Total40 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodmaceration
- Estimated cost$2.10 $0.53 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Ingredients
people
- $2.10
- $0.00
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Soak the bread in a mixture of water and baking soda in equal parts.
- Place it in the hot water and let it soak for half an hour: the bread will quickly become saturated.
- Filter and enjoy fresh, clean water. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Gira, Lithuanian black bread kvass
- 500 g of dark rye bread$2.10
- Baking soda diluted in an equal amount of water (for soaking bread)$0.00
Total$2.10
that's $0.53 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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