How to activate dry yeast (Be sure it's alive!)

Learning how to activate dry yeast is a snap. Watch me do it in a flash and get a birds eye view so you'll know exactly what your yeast should be doing--and if it's not...you'll know how to identify that too.

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[FeastandFarmCooks]

What's your favorite way to use yeast? I LOVE to make bread!

[divyjain]

The most southern accent ever. Love it

[eyesopenwide]

Wow. I followed this simple advice which I hadn't heard before and when I baked cream cheese braids this holiday they were better than ever before and I have been making them for decades. Thank you!! I really hope your channel goes viral. Great videos, great recipes. The kitchen is the heart of the home and family. Thanks so much.

[ianpollard]

I've never made bread. Yesterday my 8 year old daughter and I did our first attempt. No research whatsoever was done. I poured the yeast straight out the packet into the flour. Enough said. Thanks for the short but educational video.👍

[techymomof]

The "needing extra time" worked for me!! It took 15 minutes like you said! 💙

[emiliomoreno]

Thank you for making it as clear as day with your instructions and visuals!

[SebastienFortin]

Thanks! My last few breads didn’t rise much. Now I know why. I’ve been using my yeast the wrong way! Thanks for your help!

[c.samson]

Just, just thank you! I thought I was supposed to see some kind of bubbling bonanza! You set me right, my yeast was just sluggish is all. It had been in the refrigerator, maybe that’s why it took a bit more time (?). Maybe it was just shy! Who can say. But you helped. Thank you dear!

[OldNavajoTricks]

Just started baking again, 47 now, last I recall making bread I was 13/14 so a bit of a gap :-)
Surprised at how much I do recall but I think that your channel is going to be my main checkin for reassurance when I falter,
Your teaching style fits my learning style (DFA, Don't F...aff About :-p) and unlike most erm... 'Colonial' voices, yours is pleasant enough to turn subtitles off and listen from across the fire/kitchen.
Todays effort is Cinnamon and rolled oatbread with a splash of golden syrup, I'll go subscribe now whilst its proving 👍

[BlazeBuds]

As a baker of 22 years compressed yeast is the best to use, comes in a solid block form, problem is unless you can buy just 1 packet at a time it would go off as its already alive and lasts 3 weeks

[senorkapowssite]

Thank you very much. Most bread recipes don't explain much of the preparation of yeast, and I love the fact to explain about quantities are as per the recipes each individual person is using at 0:50 min. Also explaining that there are 2 types of yeast, active dry and instant...
I've tried 3 times today and failed, but now I have found your tips and I am off to the kitchen to try this.... Thank you once again I am about to click the 'subscribe' button...
Regards from Melbourne, Australia.
P.S. I am trying to bake an oat flour and bread flour loaf of bread.

[chadcollins]

“Holy cow it’s done, what are we going to do with our selves?” Are we related ?

[Mike-sfcg]

What does yeast look like when done? Mine starts off fine, but is just water with a bit of foam on top after 45 minutes. I don't know. Not the first time I've tried either. Same result always. Fresh yeast right from the store gives identical result. What am I doing wrong?!

[Primo-idgaf]

When i worked in the kitchen the chef used a thermometer and wanted precise temperature so whats not too warm and not too hot supposed to mean

[ashley]

Thanks for your help, my 9 year old son and I were scratching our heads why the yeast was not activating. I suspect the water was a little too hot. cheers from your aussie friends!

[KimOchsner]

I have a recipe for kolaches and making the dough in the bread machine. My mom said not to let the salt touch the yeast. However the first ingredient to go in is the warm milk. If I need to wake up my yeast in that warm milk, and once that is done and poured into the bread machine, is it ok to add the salt?

[NancyTigress]

Can you over stur? I just stirred until it was all unclumped 🤔

[falsedragon]

How hard is it to use a thermometer? The temp is important, keep it in the right range. Usually 45c. This is especially important if you are making ethinol for enzyme cleaning, or it's other uses.

[-uh]

I don't understand. Is this only to check?

[spaghettirus]

thank you. Can I use warm milk to get the yeast to rise?