How Ancient Humans Made Bread Without Yeast
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Discover the surprising history of bread and how yeast was accidentally discovered. Learn why the first breads were flat, dense, and made from just crushed grain and water, and how a forgotten batch of gruel caught wild airborne yeast to create the first risen loaf. This is the deep-time origin story of your sourdough starter. Chapters: 00:00 The Universal Staple 00:16 The Accidental Discovery 00:32 Your Sourdough Starter Sources & further reading: ā¢ Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences ā Study on 14,000-year-old flatbreads at Shubayqa 1, Jordan ā¢ Britannica ā Entry on the history of bread, including leavening origins ā¢ British Museum ā Collection of ancient Egyptian baking artifacts and tomb paintings ā¢ National Geographic ā Articles on the history of bread and ancient ovens ā¢ Scientific American ā Explanations of wild yeast and fermentation ā¢ Nature ā Research on the domestication of yeast and its role in civilization
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