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Product Description
High quality yeast great to use for all baking. Active Dry Yeast is cake yeast in a semi-dormant state. The drying process in its manufacture, reduces moisture content to about 7%, giving it a longer shelf life than cake yeast. When rehydrated, it provides ultimate baking activity in all yeast dough, low sugar to highly sweetened breads.
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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful
By LDS
Amazon Verified Purchase
My daughter-in-law gave me a 2 pound bag of Red Star yeast last Christmas and it has lasted me 8 months, baking a loaf of bread almost everyday. I take a small amount and put it in one of my old 4 ounce yeast jars and freeze the rest and it has kept very well. In my opinion Red Star is the best yeast out there, but not always available at my supermarket and you can't beat the price, 2 pounds for $14.88 sure beats $8.99 for a 4 ounce jar at the supermarket.
46 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
As far as I am concerned, bulk is the only way to buy yeast. These little packets and tiny jars are ridiculously priced for what you are getting, and beside that most people arent using enough yeast in their baking either. I use yeast for everything from bread to pancakes to corn bread. I use more than most people do. Unlike baking powder and soda, yeast is actually nutritional (as long as it is cooked, never eat it uncooked). Yeast adds a nice flavor and aroma not found in these 'powders'. I don't know where some of the common practices for using yeast came from, but I've found that you don't need to let things rise two or three times unless, that is, you are looking for a way to pass time. Also like in pancakes, just mix up the batter and throw it on the griddle, it rises for me. But don't be so stingy with the yeast. Yeast is not some rare thing that needs to be conserved, actually it is cheaply made, yet yeast boasts rather high nutritional value.
I may be biased, I rarely if ever bake with white flour, I use whole wheat, corm meal or perhaps rye, mostly whole wheat. I use egg in my dough, batter etc., rather than the added white flour for gluten. Again the egg adds flavor, nutrition and RISE POWER without damaging the texture or character of the whole wheat or cornmeal product.
Red Star is offering a great deal here, and the price is right.
I may be biased, I rarely if ever bake with white flour, I use whole wheat, corm meal or perhaps rye, mostly whole wheat. I use egg in my dough, batter etc., rather than the added white flour for gluten. Again the egg adds flavor, nutrition and RISE POWER without damaging the texture or character of the whole wheat or cornmeal product.
Red Star is offering a great deal here, and the price is right.
44 of 48 people found the following review helpful
By H. Vardhan
Amazon Verified Purchase
If you bake on a regular basis, you also know that the tiny packets most grocery stores sell their yeast in are pretty expensive (75c per use at least). This bag has the same product without the extraneous packaging and will serve you for months while bringing your yeast cost per bread/cake down to pennies (10-15x cheaper :)). Please note that yeast needs to be kept in the fridge once it is open.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Value
All one has to do is look at the outrageous cost of yeast on the store shelves and this speaks for itself.
Published 4 hours ago by B. Lizana
4.0 out of 5 stars
good size
Great size for the price and as far as I can tell, it's good quality. Glad I can buy this in bulk now!
Published 10 days ago by Koakavi
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great value
I love to bake, but hate to be limited by the small jars of yeast available at my local stores. This yeast works great, and is a great value! Read more
Published 13 days ago by Jacqueline B.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Rises loaves fine
Just got this and have already used it to bake a nice 2lb loaf. No differences noted between using this & Fleishmann's (sp) Instant Active Yeast. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Patrick McReary
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Product but it pays to shop around!
Product works awesome! We make all of our own bread and this yeast gets the job done. I was very unhappy when I found out our local Costco Store sells the identical product for... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark Wessinger
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW!!!
I've yet to beat the price for the amount of yeast. I've been making pizza and bread for months and have still not finished it.
Published 1 month ago by Leggmann
5.0 out of 5 stars
A deal.
We feel we are getting a deal buying 2 lbs. at a time. Keep it in the frig and it last as long as we need it.
Published 2 months ago by MSach
3.0 out of 5 stars
Needs Better Packaging
Yeast is this quanity should really come with a zip-lock top. Once you open it, you need to put it into a baggie. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sarah J. Stoddard
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Price
This is the best value on Red Star yeast. It is sealed nicely and works amazing. I bake a lot and absolutely love the quality of Red Star.
Published 2 months ago by Chris B. Waldrop
5.0 out of 5 stars
So much cheaper than the store!
This is so much cheaper than buying yeast in the store. It works perfectly in my bread machine. I put a small amount in a container in the fridge and store the rest in the freezer. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Lewis
