How to Make Victorian Bread and Hops Yeast || Betty Crocker and Beyond S1E1

So what DID the Victorians eat...?
Hello friends! Welcome to another episode of Betty Crocker and Beyond! Today we're going to make Victorian bread, and it's WAY more confusing than I thought it would be. Not only did I make my own yeast -- which I've done with Sourdough, but never like this -- but only half of the recipe had measurements and uh... well. You'll have to see for yourself how it went!
Would you try this recipe?
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With love,
Kristina
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[@WithLoveKristina]

Keep an eye out for that short soon! I literally posted this video the same day I filmed the outro, so the bread was still rising but it’s in the oven nowwww! 😘

[@StephanieCanada]

Me: a person who has no intention of making Victorian bread… Also me: watches ENTIRE thing, enthralled with the idea.

[@WithLoveKristina]

Someday we'll get together and do a proper cooking video (MOVE HERE ASAP)

[@DvorahDavida5778]

Listen. You made baking yeast from hops. This IS a win! Baking with it, is a whole 'nother experiment! 💗💗

[@craftasaurouswrecks9277]

Best perspective!

[@bronazlin4955]

Oh my goodness Kristina, you are amazing!! You've just taught me what on earth to do with our wandering hops that grows in our garden, it went to waste last year as I thought it was just for brewing beer and we don't drink! I will be using this recipe!! It's a shame we live countries apart or I could just pop over and give you some when it grows in the summer! ❤

[@kristenwilliams7995]

The victorian style looks great on you! This was a really interesting recipe. Thanks for taking us on the bread journey!

[@WithLoveKristina]

Oh thank you! I had lots of fun putting together Victorian styles!

[@hellosambryant]

Okay even if it’s a “fail” in your eyes, I learned so much! Had no idea you could make your own yeast!

[@WithLoveKristina]

Oh yes! I should do a video on sourdough because that’s basically all ya do, leave the flour and water open to gather yeast. It’s crazy easy!!

[@drummerlovesbookworm9738]

@@WithLoveKristina okay. Please do a sourdough tutorial!

[@melindajoy779]

I love it. You look adorable. There’s no such thing as failed, you just learned how to adjust next time. Love your baking series ❤

[@caracampbell1715]

I think this was an awesome video! You can always be counted on for doing something that no one else is doing, and I’m here for it!😂❤

[@auntrori]

"i know" I laughed out loud at that part! Ive never used anything but dry yeast, so this was so fun to watch!

[@richbby987]

This is such perfect timing I just made soft pretzels using yeast and was thinking of making bread! You looked so pretty throughout the videos as usual! Loved the outfits and your kitchen is beautiful ❤

[@m1m767]

This was very interesting and I miss real bread. I haven't had gluten in many years. Making homemade bread used to be one of my favorite things to do. Celiac is a real pain.

[@The-Vintage-Needlecrafter]

This is most interesting to see. I've made sourdough bread, and even instant bread, but have never heard of this. Thanks Kristina 😊👍

[@jenniferelaine891]

I love your oven! I hope to have my own vintage oven someday! I loved this video! So fun to watch! You’ve inspired me to make a sourdough starter again, so we can have more fresh bread on hand. Looking forward to what you’ll be cooking up next!

[@mrsmac6193]

I am so intrigued by hops yeast! What a cool discovery. And so very strange that it was the preferred yeast to use not that long ago and that knowledge seems nearly lost in just ~200 years.

[@ShirleyJalal]

Kristina.... Umm it wasn't weird until you made it weird!! HAHA . You did AMAZING! From another with ADHD let me go get my tea then I will continue.... (5 min later) I think you did better than I would have! At the end there I would have been like UMMM NOPE and would have been scared to use that!! I would have totally tossed it. I LOVE your bravery and courage to even attempt to make Victorian Bread! I am here and so excited to see what you cook next!! The 1950's is my FAV era! and you looked SO beautiful! I really really loved the necklace and earrings! Love your channel XOXO

[@KellyS_77]

What you may want to do is look for information on "Barm bread". I'm sure you're aware that Victorian bakers got their yeast from the breweries at the time. Barm is a yeasty by-product of making beer. Townsends has a great video "A Discussion On Barm" on youtube, it's about 10 minutes long but I found it fascinating. They've also got an interesting suggestion in there about how to find barm if you're not making homebrew yourself.

[@lenorebjork2763]

Love this series! I dabble in making vintage and historical food myself. Love your Videos! 💖💖

[@wheelingalong24]

This was so interesting! My great great grandmother, bad ass working class victorian housewife & mother to 10 that she was, baked a stone (14lb) of bread a week (& fancy cakes on weekends) & I guess I never really thought about how she did it but learning that she would probably have made her own yeast too just makes her seem even more bad ass than she did already. Would you feed this yeast like you feed a sourdough starter?

[@YarX0]

This was amazing, thank you 😊I think people underestimate how many 'fails' it takes to re-create a historical recipe. You've done well and thanks for keeping it real 🙂

[@treeclimber2]

I bake every loaf I eat. I never buy bread. THIS is the most interesting bread video I've seen online! It's not a fail. I'll probably never do this. I used to make sourdough but it takes too long for a product I can't make grilled cheese with 😅. But I did not even know about hops yeast! So interesting! Thank you!

[@rowanshadowwolf1]

Thank you for taking on historical cooking. I loved his and am looking forward to future videos.

[@luna-solar]

Dear Kristina, you are very adorable. Thank you for your aesthetic and interesting videos. It's always a pleasure to watch and listen to you.

[@hmeerdink9606]

You are amazing! This was so fun to watch. Love this series! Thank you!

[@bronazlin4955]

Oh gosh dont doubt the process or the wonderful job you did lovely, it was an experiment and it takes time to perfect😊would love to see how your next bread turns out!!xx

[@AprilAiteen]

I’m so in love with your stove.

[@Ashleanicol]

This series is making me sooooo happy

[@jeteaze]

I love all the red accents in your kitchen and nail polish! And I love your commitment to the hair and Victorian blouses. It’s not easy wearing Victorian shirts in the summer. I used to work in a super cold office. It was always so cold in there, so I got to wear my pretty Victorian/Edwardian blouses from Free People and Gap. But when I would run errands after work I always got sooo hot lol. It ain’t easy dressing in that clothing unless the AC is cranked way down.

[@MyReflectionLucretia]

I love the video and your style is lovely! More please!🍓

[@megangreene3955]

I don't need anything in your Amazon store front, but I like your kitty. 😺. Ginger kitties are the cutest.

[@Mythriftedhome214]

Love this! Your channel is so fresh and fun! ❤ thank you for sharing !

[@RLiberty94]

Homemade yeast can definitely be a challenge. I've tried to making and keeping a sourdough starter several times, while living an extremely hot/humid/close to the equator climate and so much of my bread making has failed just because of not knowing how to adapt my baking to this climate. Loved this video, can't wait to see more fun, experimental historic cooking/baking!🥰

[@ceegee1070]

This was lovely !

[@curveappeal8180]

I loved watching this adventure! I know from regular cooking that when a recipe calls for a certain amount of fresh herb and you only have dried, you use half the amount called for. Maybe that’s what happened with the hops and that’s why it overflowed? 🤔

[@WithLoveKristina]

That’s possible! Or the jar was just too small. It was like 20 cups of water (I think) so that’s quite a bit of fluid!!

[@jeangrady1296]

Don’t apologize you did fine I love watching you do baking and cooking

[@shellycottrell433]

It was just lovely to see you 🥰

[@JoelleGrace]

I really loved this format! And this was so fun to watch, i have always wanted to try one of those old yeast recipes!

[@WithLoveKristina]

You should! Honestly it was a little bit intimidating but it's not TOO far off from making Sourdough yeast

[@krism.9363]

I found this very interesting. Great job!

[@Sabatuar]

Kinda tempted to try my hand at a wild yeast sourdough starter again now...

[@scarlettrose5035]

Loved the video! Esp that bread kneading outfit! 😍

[@julieette385]

Whether it was good or not, you tried it and we had fun watching you do it-that’s all that matters! I’m so looking forward to more of these videos! And btw, I’m going to try my hand at making that hops yeast. :)

[@shaportueng7156]

Loved your look and my favorite were your blouses. You looked really pretty. I enjoyed watching and learning about how they made bread back in Victorian time. Thank you!

[@margueriteweaver7534]

so much fun watching this

[@kathrynmacgown6575]

Great job!

[@liadanducky]

Bread can be so picky! I’m always pleased if an old recipe produces anything edible though so I think you killed it 😝 Love the new series idea, can’t wait to see more! Have fun!

[@WithLoveKristina]

Lol right? I have my fail safe bread recipe, and everything else sucks 😂 but it was fun to try.

[@liadanducky]

@@WithLoveKristina lol me too!

[@aussiejubes]

The Gibson Girl hairstyle & brooch/choker is such a beautoful combination on you! I love this video, thank you for experimenting on camera for us ❤ Ive had quite a few packet yeast bread loaves turn out like yours lol. They taste the same its just not as satisfying a mouth feel. Ive had some really crumbly ones too, i could barely cut them before they disintegrated and i guess they were too dry but i didnt notice when kneading them somehow lol.

[@BeverleyButterfly]

Wow this is not an easy project to start!!!! I really enjoyed this I've always hoped for this sort of series because I knew you collected old cooking books

[@simplyelinor]

so excited to watch this...bread making frightens me a bit !!

[@WithLoveKristina]

Oooh if you want an easy, foolproof recipe check the card in the beginning! It’s my FAVE. Super easy as long as you have a little time.

[@simplyelinor]

@@WithLoveKristina oh! I will do that thank you!

[@meaganmitchell8036]

The Bread looks SO good!

[@marisad292]

I’d love to see you do more Victorian-Era cooking videos! You might want to check out Agnes B. Marshall. She had a cooking “empire” in the late 19th century, & is sometimes known as the “Queen of Ices” for her frozen dessert recipes. You can find copies of her cookbooks online. I covered her last fall in an episode of a Victorian history podcast I host, & was fascinated by her!

[@BetsyTacyGirl]

Your apron combos with your outfits were so cute :)

[@nanettesilas6062]

I loved watching this

[@Betty484]

I really loved this video. I won't try it but I feel a bit more educated. I had to giggle when you took the tastebite and said "It's bread." 😄

[@thefarmerswifecanada]

Hello Kristina! I’m also a lover of vintage cookbooks, and I make sourdough bread at home weekly. It definitely looks like the bread did rise. If you score the top it will help it not crack on the side. I’m wondering if, like sourdough’s starter, it will stronger with age? I wonder if you are supposed to keep feeding it? I’m also wondering if you need to add that much liquid on top. I’ve found with sourdough starter that the thicker the “paste” you make, the stronger the starter is. Great video!

[@danielleosentoski520]

I loved seeing this recipe! No idea you could make bread this way, I thought most bread was made with sour dough. From my experience bread making it looked like maybe you had either too much flour or not enough water..but either way it’s a win!

[@tu3688]

My husband is excited about trying this

[@fionabuxton9086]

Love ALL your videos ❤❤beautiful lady! ❤❤❤

[@margaretlynch1494]

🙋‍♀️❤ interesting. Also, your hair looks pretty!

[@trinawelder8782]

You look so cute baking. I look like a hot mess and have flour everywhere. Looking forward to more videos

[@WithLoveKristina]

Oh I do not look like this all the time 😂 honestly I’m amazed that I wasn’t more of a floury mess in this video

[@RadianceRush]

Not disappointing. Victorian bread looks like a pain in the rear to make the fact that you attempted it is huge!

[@nancysmyth-gray1698]

Wow! I don’t think I would have the patience!

[@Tina-wi7we]

I love my Betty crocker cookbooks and learned so much from them when I first got married. ❤️✨

[@Tina-wi7we]

It's fine it didn't turn out. It was a great experiment! I personally don't use wheat anymore at all. It's a little sad, but it's ok. I just enjoy your videos and your adorable family. It's weird how much I have in common with you 😂 ❤

[@archiveshistorycorner24]

Hi, I just subscribed to you!! You have really good videos!

[@EdenAsher]

I love your videos and watching them make me feel warm and cozy. The voice over was low and the music cut in to high so I had to keep adjusting my head phones.

[@WithLoveKristina]

I have a hard time audio adjusting, I am working on it! I think due to sensory processing disorder I tend to prefer music louder but I know not everyone does. 💖

[@kandacek63]

Bread looks yummy.

[@user-lx2gk6vp3h]

Hallo Kristina!Im witting again;sory for my English.I love the different stile!please make more bred resapies,with diferent kind of yeast.Thunk you for sharing this video;keep giving beautifull videos!

[@The-Vintage-Needlecrafter]

Your a sweet lady, and I really enjoyed this video. I love the victorian era❤

[@CaseyMaura]

Oooh! I love this! I had no idea you could use hops in this manner! I’m fascinated; I’m in the middle of trying to make a sourdough starter and it’s… a process. 😅

[@WithLoveKristina]

Ugh yes! I made sourdough starter and successfully too but then my husband accidentally tossed it 😭😭😭

[@CatLoverX74]

@@WithLoveKristina ok that’s when you make your husband make sourdough starter for him to see how hard it is 😂

[@lelesis04]

@@WithLoveKristina next time you make one, spread some discard very thinly on parchment and let it dry completely. Crumble it up and store it for times such as these!!! Also, I’d be happy to mail you some if you’d like it! Mine is about 3 years old now!

[@IamKyuTee]

You made enough for 50 jars lol. That is a major Bakery recipe. Lol enough to make 100 loaves of bread for an army. The jar should not have more than 1/4 of the mixture in it. You do stir the mixture with a non-metallic spoon. I make homemade yeast just from flour. My grandmother would mix 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 cup flour, 1 cup of boiling water into a Mason jar and stir, cover with a piece of linen towel and the band until cool. Then she would mix in 2 tablespoons of either sour cream or yogurt she made from scratch. She would put the lid back on as before and set in the darkest corner on her counter that never got direct sunlight. She added 1 tablespoon of flour everyday and would stir it with a wooden spoon she bought just for that and nothing else. If it was getting too dry she would add boiled water that had cooled until it was the consistency of yogurt. It is a fermentation and will smell sour. It is where the original sourdough bread came from. Yeasted bread came from buying the grains and hops that beer makers would throw away to make true yeast. That also takes flour and sugar but takes more steps such as making it watery enough when it starts bubbling to strain through a cheese cloth into another sterilized Mason jar so that the beer dredge can be removed as it has done its job. Then adding 1 teaspoon of sugar, cooled water that was boiled, enough flour to make it the consistency of yogurt. If at anytime you have 3/4 of a jar then split it if you are not going to make bread right away and treat as you would daily. My grandmother did both types. The raw hops to start your own will definitely have a more sour smell then a brewery yeasty one.

[@BoolaHoola]

Kristina the stove❤❤ she's beautiful

[@WithLoveKristina]

She cooks a lil hot but it’s ok we LOVE her

[@sarawood6032]

I just wanted to say that you are the lovely example of femininity. You are so beautiful . You just glow. I've just wanted to say that. From your Instagram posts to here. Young ladies could learn a lot from you and how to present themselves. 😊

[@aquaaurora2747]

Random tangent but where did you get your black and white brooch? Also really love that vintage (or vintage looking) fridge.

[@blumblam4813]

Don’t be so self critical. It wasn’t a fail it was an experiment. I loved watching and learning along with you. Really inspiring and nice to see it done the natural way. It must be better for you being less processed right? X

[@martinemikita9281]

Sourdough baker here... if u let the loaf cool for 1.5 hours the density would have been MUCH less.

[@izzycurer1260]

Your ending was fine.

[@mrssharp]

If at anytime someone questions if you have ADHD, just point to these bloopers. 🤣 (fellow adhder)

[@ancientfriend]

I just started my first sourdough starter this week! It's fun! It uses buttermilk, flour, & caraway seeds. @ourgabledhome

[@ancientfriend]

Also, it looks very successful!