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Bread Baking

Added info. that may be of interest.

On the left:- 2 x Eight Grain (Mathews Cotswold flour)
On the Right:- 2x Granary

Yeast:- (Decanted into small sealed containers and frozen to avoid wastage, take new working container as needed.)
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The most consistent dried yeast we have found, rises well in warm kitchen areas.
 
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CHJ said:
Added info. that may be of interest.

On the left:- 2 x Eight Grain (Mathews Cotswold flour)
On the Right:- 2x Granary

Yeast:- (Decanted into small sealed containers and frozen to avoid wastage, take new working container as needed.)
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The most consistent dried yeast we have found, rises well in warm kitchen areas.
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Same here...same brand, in the freezer and decanted into small Coleman's mustard jar.
 
If you are storing dried yeast and have a vac pac machine, use that. Always. Fermipan comes vacuum sealed. There is a reason for that.
 
FWIW, I use fresh yeast, floured and frozen into loaf-sized portions.
www.instructables.com

How to Freeze Fresh Yeast

How to Freeze Fresh Yeast: I find that fresh yeast works so very much better than the dried stuff. The problem is that it has a very short shelf life. It keeps in the fridge only a matter of days before it starts to go brown and die. Given that recipes call for only a small a…
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If you go to the bakery counter at Tescos and politely ask for a portion of fresh yeast, usually enough for four loaves, they don't charge for it. Well they do at my store.
 
Malc2098 said:
If you go to the bakery counter at Tescos and politely ask for a portion of fresh yeast, usually enough for four loaves, they don't charge for it. Well they do at my store.
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Things were always slightly different in Devon (says this Devonian).
 
Malc2098 said:
If you go to the bakery counter at Tescos and politely ask for a portion of fresh yeast, usually enough for four loaves, they don't charge for it. Well they do at my store.
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We used to do the same at Asda in Bristol Cribbs Causeway. I haven't made fresh bread in years so I don't know whether they still do.
 
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