Yeast

Hi. I have searched high and low. I've called all bakeries, grocery stores, and health food stores (I.E. trader joes, whole foods, mothers market) in my area and no one seems to carry this item. ...

I'm new to baking and just tried making a Cinnamon Rolls recipe from Emily Luchetti's "Stars Cafe" cookbook. The recipe calls for dissolving dry yeast in 3 T of lukewarm milk, but it wouldn't diss...

Hello, I want to make a recipe that calls for 10g of fresh yeast but would like to sub instant. After fruitlessly researching online, I am still kind of confused what the conversion would be. I'v...

by kobewright79 1 year ago

I’ve been wanting to try making some fresh bread. I gave this one a try and it gets easier and better with every try. And I think it’s really become a hit in my house.

I know that, when replacing one form of yeast with another, I need to multiply the quantity by X or by zero-point-Y. But in contemplating a substitution, should I also worry about the other ingre...

So I need to move towards a diet that excludes dairy however goat cheese and goat milk ect are okay just no dairy from cows. No cane sugar No yeast. Suggestions on good things to eat th...

by Mermaidfish 2 years ago

Growing up I was in charge of getting my great grandmothers sweet dinner rolls from the kitchen to the table... and I always ate one on the way... Sadly, Grandma’s recipe was never passed on but I...

Good morning all, This is the time of year when there are great sales on potatoes. I make and freeze gnocchi and fries. But I have so many potatoes I would also like to make and freeze the potato...

Hello All, I've been working on my bread making and want to take things up a notch past using the dried yeasts. I am wondering if anybody has a source for fresh baker's yeast in Toronto? I'm tol...

by OliveYou2 2 years ago

On the East Coast buying fresh yeast year round (the one sold in a foil block) is simple, it's in every market in the refrigeration section. However, when I'm in LA this is not the case at all. Fin...

by arielleeve 2 years ago

I made pizza dough Wednesday night, cold fermented it in the fridge and took out to let sit on counter for 2 hours before baking last night. Realized mid-way in that I had way less cheese than I re...

I'm looking for some fresh yeast to make stollen for X'mas. Is there any place I can buy it in Seattle?

by Bob Brooks 13 years ago

As per the posts on Mark Bittman's no knead bread, I'm also making a batch. I've used Fleishman's Rapid Rise Yeast. Is this the same as "instant yeast"?

My bread making is pretty amateur. I've been making my own, mostly sandwich loaves, buns and pizza dough for a couple years due to food intolerance issues (emulsifiers and colourants mainly). I g...

A recipe for cinnamon rolls in today's NYTimes uses baking soda as well as yeast. Can someone tell me the reason(s) for using both?

by marthadumptruck 13 years ago

I recently bought a bread boook and all the recipes call for fresh yeast. I don't have easy access to fresh yeast where I live. Does anyone know the conversion rate from fresh yeast to dry yeas...

Preferably on the south side but am willing to drive... thanks!

Hello guys! I have an alsacian cooking project this weekend with a bunch of friends and I'm looking for brewer's yeast for a kugelhopf. Alternatively, baker's yeast could work. I'm essentially l...

Hi guys, its been a while in here. i do home baking and i sell cinnamon rolls or used to and i want it to give it another try. The last time i was baking i encountered a lot of problems that i may...

On Oct 29 2014 I posted a question about "Sugar and Yeast": if a yeast dough includes more than a tiny amount of yeast, what's the purpose? Will the dough be sweet? In that discussion I subseq...