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My grandma's 'lost' bread recipe was a total flop
I found her old notebook with a recipe for 'war bread' from the 1940s. It used potato water and no yeast. I followed it exactly, but the loaf came out dense as a brick. I think the problem was the flour we have now is different from back then. Has anyone else had trouble making old recipes work with modern stuff?
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the_robin3mo ago
What did you expect from a recipe called war bread? That stuff was made to survive bombings, not taste good. Maybe try using it as a doorstop instead.
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michael5193mo ago
Yeah, @the_robin has a point about the doorstop idea. I tried making it once and it was like chewing on a brick. What saved it for me was toasting a slice until it was totally dry, then grinding it up in the blender. I used that powder to thicken a stew instead of flour. It worked and you couldn't taste it at all.
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the_felix1mo ago
Right, that's what I was thinking too. You have to admire the honesty of a recipe that doesn't pretend to be anything it's not. I'd rather have a straight-up bad tasting loaf than be surprised by something called "comfort bread" that tastes just as awful.
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