How to Use Instant Yeast in Bread Baking

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By G. K. Bayne
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Instant yeast performs the same duty as rapid rise or regular yeast when it comes to break making. They all make the bread dough rise into a light, fluffy loaf. The difference between the three is the steps taken before mixing the bread dough. Rapid rise and regular yeast need to be "proofed" before mixing, while instant yeast can be mixed with the other ingredients when you combine them.

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Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Instant yeast
Bread recipe
Large bowl
Oil or melted butter
Plastic wrap

Step 1

Mix all the dry ingredients in your bread recipe in one bowl. Add the instant yeast and mix thoroughly.
Step 2

Add any wet ingredients and form the bread dough.
Step 3

Knead the dough as directed in the bread recipe. Usually this is until the dough is no longer sticky on the hands.
Step 4

Shape the dough into a ball.
Step 5

Add a tablespoon of oil or melted butter into the bottom of a large bowl. Add the dough ball and swirl the ball to cover the bottom with oil. Turn the dough ball over and repeat to cover the other half of the ball.
Step 6

Cover the bowl and let the bread rise in a warm place until double. Punch the dough down, shape and let rise again. Bake according to the recipe instructions.

Tips & Warnings

Instant yeast can be purchased in individual packets or in bulk. If using bulk yeast, be sure and measure accurately as too little yeast will result in loaves that do not rise, while too much yeast can leave the bread tasting unpleasant. Instant yeast is generally more expensive than regular or rapid rise yeast. Many bread machine recipes call for instant yeast since most breads are done inside the machine and there is no way to proof the yeast. Regular or rapid rise yeast give breads more rise as they have a chance to feed and multiply as they proof.

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ynara said

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on 4/2/2009 Rapid/quick rise yeasts ARE instant yeasts which do not need proofing. Fleischmann's RapidRise Yeast info may be found at breadworld.com and Red Star's Quick-rise @ redstaryeast.com for further confirmation.