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Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« on: January 06, 2014, 06:43:28 am »

After making a litre of Kefir and then straining it through a nut milk bag,  I ended up with 1 Tablespoon of a lovely soft cheese and the rest whey.  So as not to waste this valuable liquid i did some research and decided to make bread,  using the whey instead of water.  Most posts on Google refer to using the Whey as the raising agent, some times adding a little yeast. This is a long process and can take several days.  I needed fresh bread for lunch.
In the recipe for Vienna Bread, (thanks Cookie), I replaced all the water with the whey. The first rise took twice as long .  The second rise was normal.  The bread baked as normal.  When tasted,  there was little Whey taste.  The Crust was a little more chewy,  not as crusty as without the Whey. It produced a fine loaf. 

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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2014, 06:46:06 am »


Three bread sticks made with Whey.

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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2014, 06:51:58 am »
Lovely Chookie.
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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2014, 06:56:48 am »
Judy,  could use leftover  Yoghurt in the recipe. 

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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2014, 07:13:22 am »
Delicious bread Chookie.If you can spare one send it over ;D
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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2014, 08:45:53 am »
Love the French sticks chookie.

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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2014, 09:06:45 am »
Delicious bread Chookie.If you can spare one send it over ;D
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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2014, 10:23:12 am »
Delicious bread Chookie.If you can spare one send it over ;D
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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2014, 12:24:39 pm »
They look yummy Chookie. I love that recipe you can do almost anything with it. Your No Fuss recipe is another favourite of ours.
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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2014, 07:36:34 pm »
They look great Chookie, that's the recipe I always use.

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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2014, 09:16:28 pm »
We ate one for lunch with Avocado, bacon and chicken mayo.  I then freeze the other 2 as they reheat very well in a hot oven.

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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2014, 04:33:44 am »
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Re: Kefir Whey used in Bread making.
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2014, 09:51:27 am »
Oh wow. They look beautiful. I saved a load of whey from my yogurt making the other day. Do you think it would work the same?