tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post741403194284829568..comments2024-03-28T15:41:38.671-04:00Comments on Mae's Food Blog: Ancient Egyptian Beer, Bread, and other Ancient FoodsMae Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-84669228910091929662016-06-13T06:19:52.153-04:002016-06-13T06:19:52.153-04:00Hi Jens,
I don't know the complete story of be...Hi Jens,<br />I don't know the complete story of beer & bread, but the start was definitely trial and error. The Near Easterners 3500 years ago (as well as some modern bakers) didn't "mix with something like yeast" because yeast is wild and in the air. A mixture of flour and water (say, that you were using for something like pancakes) that stood in a kitchen would just startMae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-89623283232019303862016-06-12T22:32:36.987-04:002016-06-12T22:32:36.987-04:00Thanks for this post. I have always wondered how...Thanks for this post. I have always wondered how we came to grind flour, mix with something like yeast, and then bake it into bread. How would one know to do this? Are there simple intermediate steps?Jens Zornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520676818816597518noreply@blogger.com