Flour & baking · Fresh

Fresh yeast

Also called compressed yeast, cake yeast

Moist, crumbly blocks of live baker's yeast that give a lively rise and rich flavour; crumbled into dough for bread, brioche and oliebollen.

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What can replace it

  • T1 · Great swapActive dried yeast

    Use half the weight, proved in warm water. (use 0.5× the amount)

  • T1 · Great swapFast-action dried yeast

    Use about a third of the weight, mixed into the flour. (use 0.35× the amount)

  • T3 · In a pinchSourdough starter

    Sour flavour and a much slower rise; reduce flour and water to account for it. (use 7× the amount)

Cook with Fresh yeast

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