Useful and tasty drink - bread kvass

Bread kvass is a traditional drink of Russian cuisine. What can be better refreshed in the heat, without harming the body, than a sip of this tasty and useful infusion? In addition to delicious taste, bread kvass has a truly unique healing properties and is one of the most healthy and nutritious drinks. The composition of kvass includes many vitamins and trace elements: phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, B vitamins, lactic acid, as well as essential amino acids. Therefore, in folk medicine, it is used in the treatment of beriberi. The drink can improve the functioning of the intestines and stomach, prevent the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria, and also regulate the metabolism. It has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, strengthens the tooth enamel. On the basis of kvass, even there are several diets. In addition, with the help of it you can prepare a wonderful summer dish - okroshka.

Proceeding from this, how to make bread kvass at home, every housewife should know.

Its preparation will not be difficult, and products for bread kvass will be found in every home. However, please note that this is a long-running process. You will need:

• Rye bread - half loaf
• Boiled water - 3 liters
• Dry yeast - 25-30 grams
• Sugar - half cup
• Raisins

To begin with, cook rusk bread crumbs. To do this, cut it into small pieces and dry it on a baking sheet in the oven over low heat. In this case, croutons should lightly brown. Leave the bread in the oven for about 15 minutes.

To prepare the drink you can use not only rye, but also white bread with various additives, such as caraway or bran. However, the rich rich color of bread kvass will only come from rye bread.

Next, we put the prepared crackers in a three-liter jar and pour boiling water into it. Add half a cup of sugar and leave it to cool.

We raise the dry yeast in a glass of water and pour the resulting mixture into the jar (when the water in it will be hardly warm). Thoroughly mix all the ingredients.

Note that you can not add yeast to hot water, as boiling water destroys enzymes that promote fermentation.

Then cover with a saucer or lid a jar of bread kvass and leave it in a warm place to infuse for about two days.

After the specified time, filter the bread kvass through several layers of gauze or sieve, so that the bread can not get into the drink. In the infusion, add a little sugar and mix it thoroughly until the sugar grains are completely dissolved. Put a handful of carefully washed raisins in a drink and leave it at room temperature for another couple of hours.

Also, the preparation of bread kvass is possible with the addition of mint, cinnamon, cumin, lemon juice or black currant leaves. In this case, the choice of ingredients depends on your own taste preferences.

Then pour out the ready-made kvass into bottles and carefully clog them. Put them in the refrigerator. Within a day, this miracle-drink can be consumed. It should be sour-sweet to taste and slightly foam when spilling.

The bread thickening that formed after kvass filtration should not be thrown away, as it can be used as a starter to prepare a second portion of bread kvass. Just replace the diluted yeast with four tablespoons of sourdough. Please note that the bread should be stored in the refrigerator. And then follow the recipe: let yourself be brewed, filter it, add raisins and sugar and again let it settle. Hide the ready infusion in the refrigerator. Thus, a refreshing summer drink - bread kvass, ready!