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Duonos Gira (Lithuanian Rye Drink)

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Drink, Bread, Baked, Fermented

Tags: easy, fermented, lithuanian, recipes for alcoholic beverages, recipes using bread, recipes using granulated sugar, recipes using raisin, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ADuonos_Gira_%28Lithuanian_Rye_Drink%29)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ADuonos%20Gira%20%28Lithuanian%20Rye%20Drink%29&oldid=4509418

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 5 qt water
  • 1 lb dried black rye bread (Lithuanian rye-like sourdough)
  • 1 lb white granulated sugar (optional)
  • 4 teaspoons yeast
  • 1 cup raisins

Directions

  1. Boil water and pour over the cubed bread. Let soak for 24 hours.
  2. Strain the liquid off, and reserve it. Mix yeast and sugar into this liquid. Keep in a warm place for 48 hours.
  3. Transfer liquid to bottles. Add raisins or other dried fruit and close off bottles.
  4. The duonos gira is now ready to drink. Store bottles in cool place for up to 2 months.