Fresh yeast
Living baker’s yeast compressed into a moist block, used to ferment bread and enriched dough. It is not cake baking powder.
What it offers and why to use it
Living baker’s yeast compressed into a moist block, used to ferment bread and enriched dough. It is not cake baking powder. Crumble into flour or dissolve in lukewarm liquid. Allow dough to rise until visibly expanded, not merely for a fixed time.
Characteristic yeasty aroma, softened by fermentation and baking.
From shopping to cooking
Choose
Choose a fresh, pale beige block with a clean yeast smell and a valid use-by date.
Store
Keep refrigerated as labelled, wrapped to avoid drying; use promptly after opening.
Prepare
Crumble into flour or dissolve in lukewarm liquid. Allow dough to rise until visibly expanded, not merely for a fixed time.
How to make the most of it
Good pairings
Wheat flour, milk, water and enriched bread dough.
How to substitute it
Dried baker’s yeast needs a smaller quantity; follow the manufacturer’s conversion.
Recipes with fresh yeast
Ham and potato pizza with fried eggs
Medium Includes 2 h 30 min rising
Steamed bread in the Thermomix
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