Activate Yeast for Pumpernickel Bread

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Kip, and I'm here on behalf of Expert Village. Today we're making homemade pumpernickel bread. The next step that we need to take is we need to make our yeast mixture. To make our yeast mixture, we are going to take a quarter ounce of yeast, and this will be part of our dry ingredients. We won't show it when we get to all of the dry ingredients, but our quarter ounce of yeast, or one packet of yeast, a teaspoon of sugar, and of course, the warm coffee. Add that to our measuring cup, add the sugar, and add our yeast. We'll want to mix this well, and then we'll set it aside for ten minutes or so and wait for it to froth, it should start to increase in size and it should get somewhat foamy. Just make sure you mix it well and that yeast begins to dissolve into our sugar. And the sugar helps to activate it in the warmth. You don't want it hot coffee, you just want it warm. If it's hot you'll kill the yeast. Now if your mixture does not foam and does not start to increase in size in about ten minutes, then the yeast is dead and you'll have to start over."