• Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    I’ll take the rye sourdough bread from the local German bakery. It is way cheaper at €20.75 - for 2.5 kilograms.

  • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    24 days ago

    I always thought that rye was supposed to be cheaper than wheat, so much so that Roman soldiers were “punished” by being given rye bread as part of their rations.

  • AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social
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    24 days ago

    This reminds me of those phone apps that eventually show up in the app store costing a fortune and doing nothing. People buy them just to show they can do it.

    Some people are just this dumb.

  • 666dollarfootlong@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    Apparently they flew all the flour and equipment all the way from Austria, and the stater is like 60 years old or something. Pretty cool, but way too pricey

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      24 days ago

      I understand Americans are concerned about the safety of their own food, but importing bread from Austria is a bit much.

  • Leviathan@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    That’s not rye bread in that picture, it’s wheat with maybe just enough rye to trick the dummies. And starter is basically as old as the last couple of feedings, as the yeast comes from the flour you just put in it, and since you discard/use and replace half to 90% of the mother with every feeding any talk of how old starter is is just like discussing homeopathy. Any special flavour or sourness you’re getting from your starter is just a function of how you’ve been treating it lately, not how you treated it last year.

    That being said, it might be a tasty recipe but no bread is worth 60 dollars.