Kvass/Gira

rye bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain bread adds more fiber and nutrients.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers a natural sweetness with added flavor.

raisins

🥗Healthier: dried cranberries

💰Cheaper: sultanas

Dried cranberries provide a tart contrast.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: corn syrup

Agave syrup is a lower-glycemic sweetener.

Lay the rye bread out on a cookie sheet.

Broil the bread in the oven until it is semi-burned, about 7 minutes, flipping halfway through.

Boil 6 liters of water.

Add the hot water to the broiled bread and let it soak for several hours, preferably overnight.

Add sugar to the hot liquid to dissolve it.

Let the mixture cool, then add yeast on top once it's barely warm.

After a few hours, strain the bread out using a small strainer without pressing it.

Let the mixture continue to cool and ferment for a couple of days, tasting periodically.

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