Chapter 9 Fruit Water Yeast Powder "Sometimes the next experiment begins with a simple question... What if I didn't use khamir at all?" By the time I had successfully made homemade yeast powder from khamir, I had become completely fascinated by natural fermentation. One experiment always seemed to lead to another. As I continued reading and learning from bakers around the world, I discovered something interesting. Many people were baking beautiful breads using fruit water , especially raisin water. The idea fascinated me. Instead of beginning with flour, they first fermented fruit in water. That fruit water was then used to prepare a levain, which eventually became bread. I loved the simplicity of the process. But almost immediately another question appeared in my mind. Could I turn fruit water into homemade yeast powder too? Not because fruit water needed improving. It doesn't. It is already a wonderful way to bake naturally fermented bread. But I knew from years o...
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