Going + Brewery supply store + minimal $$'s ( 1/lb) = malted barley
(preferably 6 row barely)

malted barley + kitchen blender = fine flour

small pinch of ground malted barley + dough flour without malted barley =
more activity

try it, should work.

Samartha

At 07:41 AM 4/4/2004, you wrote:
>I've been unsuccessfully traversing my local stores in an effort to find
>this mysterious "Diastatic Malt." Whole Foods is usually myace-in-the-hole
>when it comes to esoteric, hard to find "things"... But I've been
>completely stymied.
>
>Is there a trade or manufacturers name that I should be asking for? The
>folks that worked there were absolutely (helpful but) clueless--at least by
>the name I gave them. Also, where in the store would I find it? Baking
>"stuff?" Beverages? Cereals? Hemorrhoid remedies? Since they have an
>in-store bakery that makes absolutely wonderful breads of all kinds
>(including French & SD), I went and asked the "head baker". She alsodidn't
>have a clue...
>
>Any clues or other help would be most appreciated.
>
>Dusty
>San Jose, Ca.
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