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This is the recipe for sourdough for Polish sour rye soup<\/strong> (In Poland it’s zakwas na \u017curek wielkanocny<\/em>). As you may know there is no sour rye soup without good sourdough. It gives the characteristic sour taste and smell. It’s super easy to prepare. Just mix all the ingredients in a jar or clay pot and leave it in a dark, warm place (e.g. a kitchen cupboard) for 5-7 days. Remember to mix it at least once a day during this time. After this time, you can prepare sour rye soup from homemade sourdough or store the sourdough in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. The longer it sits in the cupboard, the more sour it will be. For me, sourdough after 5 days is perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the proportions given below, I prepare sourdough for about 2.5 l of Polish \u017burek (sourdough + 1.5 l of water). The more flour you add to the sourdough, the thicker the sour soup will be.
If after adding the sourdough your sour soup is still too thin, you can thicken it by adding about 2 tablespoons of rye flour type 2000 (the same you will use to prepare the sourdough) mixed with a few tablespoons of water to the soup. Add this mixture to the soup and bring to a boil.
If you want to speed up the fermentation process, you can add rye bread crust, bread sourdough, pickled cucumber juice or ready-made rye sourdough powder to the sourdough. Then the homemade sourdough for Polish \u017burek will be ready even in 3 days!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sourdough for Easter Sour Rye Soup<\/h2>\n
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An essential element of every Polish sour rye soup, without it, it would not have a characteristic sour taste and thick consistency. Prepare it yourself from scratch, it's very easy!<\/span><\/div>\n
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