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Diastatic Malt Powder

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DakotaRose

Diastatic Malt Powder

How can a person make their own diastatic malt powder to use in baking?  Thanks in advance.

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RoundhayBaker

....from some very experienced bakers who have:

Making your own diastatic malt

Hope it helps. And don't forget to let us know how it all goes.

 

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DakotaRose

I already sprout my own grains for sprouted grain bread where I sprout, dry and ground.  I shall test adding some to my sourdough pretzels for this week's market.  Thanks so much.

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dabrownman

diastatic malts.  First you sprout the grains for 4 -5 days until the main shoot (not the 3 rootlets) is as long as the seed.  Then dry them in a dehydrator at 105 F.  Then you grinds them to make white malt or you roast them to and then grind to make red malt,

Here is how I used to do it using my mini oven instead of the dehydrator and now i use a sprouter too.

Making Red Rye Malt

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DakotaRose

I will work on it this weekend for some pretzels I am making.