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 ...

Everything you need to know about active dry, instant, and fresh yeast - how to use, how to store, how to substitute, and more! You may not know it, but yeast is everywhere: on the surface of fruits ...

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Some bakers struggled with presentation, giving judges misshapen, funky-looking bakes. Others failed to cook their bread entirely. But the greatest difficulty proved to be activating yeast — a tricky ...