Rewana bread starter bug
You need just four simple ingredients to make this starter bug for delicious rewana bread. This recipe is available in English and Te Reo Māori.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of plain flour (1 kapu paura tōkau)
- 2 Tbsp sugar (2P huka)
- 1 cooked small potato (1 rīwai iti kua tunua)
- 1 tsp baking powder (1p pēkena paura)
Method
- 1. Boil potato in 1 ½ cups of water (Kōhuatia te rīwai ki te 1 ½ kapu wai).
- 2. Mash into the water when soft and let cool (Ka ngāwari ana, penupenuhia ki te wai, ā, tukua kia mātao haere).
- 3. Mix all ingredients together and place in a warm place like a hot water cupboard (Whakaranua ngā mea katoa, ā, waihotia ki tētahi wāhi mahana, pēnei i te kāpata wai wera).
- 4. Feed the bug daily with a half a cup of flour, 1 tsp sugar and enough lukewarm water to make a thick shake type consistency (Whāngaihia te whakaohooho i ia rā ki te haurua kapu paura, ki te 1p huka me te wai mahana, kia āhua rite te mātatoru ki te inu aihikirīmi).
- 5. When it bubbles it is ready to use (Kia koropupū mai, kua rite hei whakamahinga).
- 6. When not using place in the fridge. Repeat from point 4 when you want to use again (Hei ngā wā kāore i te whakamahia, waihotia ki te pouaka mātao. Whāia anō ngā tohutohu mai i te nama whā,heke iho ki te pīrangi whakamahi anō).