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Desem

Desem (pronounced DAY-zum) (Dutch for "leaven") is both a type of sourdough starter made from whole wheat flour, spelt flour or other flours (such as kamut, durum and tritordeum) and water, and the resulting bread.

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Main ingredients
Flour (whole wheat, spelt, amaranth or kamut)
Type
Pre-ferment and bread

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Desem

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples11
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
Components1

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Desem

Top relations

related to Starter · 5
Desem → Feeding, Keeping, The, Unlike, While
related to External links · 3
Desem → A-Z, Kandell's Desem Making Primer, Making
Main ingredients · 1
Desem → Flour (whole wheat, spelt, amaranth or kamut)
Type · 1
Desem → Pre-ferment and bread
has method · 1
Desem → The

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starter bread made flour sourdough wheat whole water grown spelt kamut cool starters leavening power loaf strong type keeping used

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DesemMain ingredientsFlour (whole wheat, spelt, amaranth or kamut)1.00infobox
DesemTypePre-ferment and bread1.00infobox
Desemhas methodThe0.60section
Desemrelated to External linksMaking0.60section
Desemrelated to External linksKandell's Desem Making Primer0.60section
Desemrelated to External linksA-Z0.60section
Desemrelated to StarterUnlike0.60section
Desemrelated to StarterKeeping0.60section
Desemrelated to StarterThe0.60section
Desemrelated to StarterWhile0.60section
Desemrelated to StarterFeeding0.60section

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