Fresh yeast

Personally, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like the smell of freshly baked bread, especially when the warm, yeasty fragrance greets them in their own home....

Exploring vintage cookbooks can be great fun for cooks and bakers, though adapting to outdated techniques and now-rare ingredients can make it challenging. For example, many cookbooks dating from the first half of the 20th century call for yeast in cake form, which is now relatively rare and not stocked in all stores.

This easy-to-use dry and fresh cake yeast conversion chart will help you determine how much yeast you need based on the total amount of flour in your recipe.

What is yeast? Which one do you need? Can you substitute varieties? I'm here to answer to your questions & provide an overview of six common types of yeast.

As a cold chill and powdery snow take over the farm, I turn inward and relish in the cozy joys of baking. My first projects involve sourdough starter.

I don’t bake with yeast all that often, but I always reach for the packets of dry yeast when I do. But what about those little cakes of fresh yeast, the ones professional bakers are always talking about? It was time to find out more about fresh (or cake) yeast, and see what the fuss was all about. How is it different from dried yeast, is it easy to use, and would breads made from fresh yeast taste better?

Everything you need to know about active dry, instant, and fresh yeast - how to use, how to store, how to substitute, and more!

Use our sourdough starter to make this sourdough bread recipe. There are four steps to this process:• Making sourdough starter (see our recipe)• Making the leaven• Making the dough• Baking the bread*If your sourdough starter has been in the refrigerator, take it out 2 days before you plan to make bread with it and feed it. (Again, see our starter recipe for how to do this.)

Homemade Yeast- Make Your Own and Save $$$: &nb…

Homemade Greek Pita Bread isn't hard to make! You simply need a hot oven, fresh yeast, and a few tricks to make yummy pocket bread.