mix of the day..cornmeal...Yeast made with peach leaves

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Yeast made with peach leaves

In the evening:

Pick and wash about 2 handfuls of fresh green peach

leaves.

Pour 2 cups of water over leaves: bring to a boil.

Aadd 2 cups flour.

remove from heat and cool to lukewarm

Dissolve 2 tablespoons commerical yeast in 1/4

cup warm water.

Add flour mixture and mix throughly.

Let set overnight.

Stir down and let rise again ,about 1 hour.

Then add enough cornmeal,so that the dough is quite

stiff and can be rolled into a 2 inch diameter roll.

Cut slices 1/4 inch thick.

dry throughly at room temperature for 2-7 days.

Wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap and store in am

airtight container.

One slice of yeast is enough to make 3 loaves of bread.