Yeast Patties

• 2 cups starter or 1 package yeast, active dry
• 5 cups water warm
• 5 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 5 tablespoons sugar or honey, molasses or syrup
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 4 cups rye flour dark or light
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1 x cornmeal

1. In a warm crock, mix the first six ingredients to a thin batter.
2. Cover and let rise overnight in a warm place.
3. The next morning, reserve one cup for future starter, or for current bread-baking.
4. For the yeast patties, stir into the overnight mixture 1/4 t. ginger, enough cornmeal to make a stiff doug, and stir well.
5. Pat into small, round pattiies (cookie-style), place on a sheet to dry and turn them every day.

starter, water, vegetable shortening, sugar, salt, flour, ginger, cornmeal

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/yeast-patties-34086 (may not work)