Active Dry Yeast?!
thanks,
anna
Answers: What is the shelf life of yeast? Can you freeze it? I am recently discovered baking and would gladly appreciate some "yeast hints" Pleae help me out
thanks,
anna
anna -- keep your yeast in a cool place and
it will be good until you use it up.
For regular dry yeast My sdvise to you would be to make sure the yeast is activated before you add it to a recipe. To activate the yeast use 1/2 cup of water at 105 *F sprinkle the yeast in the water and add 1 tea spoon sugar and 3 table spoons flour mix to blend. sit in a warm place for at least 10 min.when it gets bubbly or foamy it is activated.add warm water or milk to it to make the amount of liquid called for in the recipe.
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For instant yeast you add it to your dry
ingredients.
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There is now a new yeast on the market
that is supposed to cut out the first rise of
the dough you only need to let the dough rest for about 10 or 15 min.then make it up.
I bought some but haven't used it yet.
It sounds good it would save you 45 min. to an hour of time on the first rise.
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About freezing the yeast I would think it might sweat while it is out of the freezer.
and that would be bad for it. I buy yeast in the small jar and keep it in the crisper of
the frig.the lid of the jar has a gasket in it to
keep out the air and moisture.
Good luck with your new venture I think you will injoy it. jim b
There should be a date on the yeast. I just finished baking 6 loaves of bread(the old fashioned way. No bread machine) I always have a date on the yeast that I buy. I wouldn't freeze it though. Never use hot water when mixing yeast; use only warm.
Hi, Annabell................no, I wouldn't freeze yeast as the cold would probably kill the spores. I've noticed on my packages that the "use by" date is about 18 months out. Just go by the expiration date on the pkg & store in a coolish, dark cupboard...............happy baking!
i wouldn't freeze it
I just used some yeast that ive had in my freezer for over a year and was very active.I buy a 1 pnd brick at GFS for 2 bucks.Its amazing that they sell 3 little packets at the store for that much.So if you plan on doing alot of baking i suggest you buy your yeast from gordon food service(its public)
Freezing it in packets will prolong shelf life. Only buy it in jars if you plan to do LOTS of bread-baking, either from scratch or by a bread machine. Keep a jar in the fridge. They usually last a year or more, and should have an expiration date stamped on them. And that doesn't mean you cannot use the yeast past that date, only that it may not be quite as active as prior to that date.