One of the most common baking questions I get is what to do when a recipe calls for instant yeast, but all you have is active dry. Just how different are they, and does it even matter which kind you ...

Baking sourdough, cinnamon rolls, banana bread, and other forms of carb-filled comfort foods from scratch has once again become a respected pastime. As a result, we've been delightfully inundated with ...

If you're new to making delicious breads at home, you may quickly realize that it's an art that can require lots of patience, TLC, and yeast. The world of yeast may be a bit confusing at first, and ...

Yeast takes up only a small portion of your supermarket's baking aisle, but it's used way more than you might think. It's the key to making a beautifully proofed loaf of bread. It's the main ...

Q. I have several recipes that call for "cake yeast." I'm not familiar with this kind of yeast. Can you tell me about it? -- Birgitta Johansson, Sweden A. Cake yeast refers to fresh, compressed yeast.

Yeast: It’s an essential ingredient for bread. After all, without it, your bread will be as flat as a pancake! Here’s a ...

Active dry yeast is made up of dehydrated yeast granules. It needs to be proofed before using it in a recipe to reactivate the dehydrated yeast organisms. Storing active dry yeast in a cool, dry place ...