Award Winners: Raiders of the Lost Yeast

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🗓️ 15 February 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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The plan: To extract dormant yeast from the nooks and crannies of ancient Egyptian pots stored in the vaults of the world’s most prestigious museums and bake bread with it. Can it be done? Find out on this week’s episode from our archives. (New episodes will be back in April!) Make your own sourdough loaf at home (without the need for ancient yeast!) with our fail-proof recipe. Get a 14-day free trial for an America’s Test Kitchen digital subscription at atkpodcast.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Proof listeners, Plougra's premium European style butter is a favorite of bakers.
0:07.0	Why? Cook's illustrated recipe developer Erica Turner sums it up.
0:11.0	Hey, Kevin, did you know that the kind of butter you use when you're baking can actually
0:15.7	make a difference in how your dish turns out?
0:17.8	I did not.
0:18.8	Butters that are slow-turned, like Plougrat, are easier to work with because they make those more pliable.
0:25.5	The amount of fat in the butter also makes a difference.
0:28.9	Tell me more.
0:29.9	Okay, so most American butters contain around 80% butterfat, but European-style butters like
0:36.8	Plougras have a higher fat content.
0:39.9	In fact, Ploura premium European style butter
0:42.8	always contains 82% butterfat.
0:46.6	And you're saying 2% is enough to make a noticeable difference?
0:50.1	Oh yeah, definitely.
0:51.8	With Plugra slow-turn turned butter and it's 82% butterfat content,
0:56.3	you'll notice richer, flakier pastries, cakes that rise higher, and cookies that
1:01.7	crisp more easily.
1:03.0	Embrace your inner butter lover.
1:06.0	From professional kitchens to your home.
1:08.0	Visit Plougra.com for more information. Hey friends, it's Kevin Pang.
1:15.0	This week is the fourth installment of Best of Proof Award Season.
1:24.0	If you're new here, hello, howdy, glad you're getting a feel of our podcast.
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