Maltose is a molasses-like substance which is made by fermenting barley or a similar grain. Jump to the recipe to see how do you make maltose syrup at home.
If you need a maltose substitute you can use honey, corn syrup or treacle in your recipes.
Maltose
A molasses-like substance which is made by fermenting barley or a similar grain. Maltose can be substituted in recipes by honey, corn syrup or treacle.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs barley grains 1 kg, you can purchase them from a bake shop or home-brew supply store
Instructions
- Submerge the grains in a large pot of water for three to five days until they begin to sprout or germinate.
- Take the grains from the pot by straining them.
- Separate and collect the sprouts from the grains, and use a food dehydrator to dry the sprouts for three to eight hours until the sprouts are dry and crisp.
- Crush and mash the sprouts with a rolling pin.
- Bake them in an oven at a low temperature, between 200 and 250 degrees Fahrenheit (120 degrees Celsius), until the sprouts have formed a thick dark syrup.
- Strain the syrup to remove impurities.
- Bottle the syrup to preserve it.