Yeast

[retiredguy123]

I was in Publix at Colony Plaza today and they actually had yeast for sale. I don't even know what it is, but I bought some for a friend. But, based on the interest in it, I felt like I won the lottery.

[golfing eagles]

I was in Publix at Colony Plaza today and they actually had yeast for sale. I don't even know what it is, but I bought some for a friend. But, based on the interest in it, I felt like I won the lottery.

At least the people hoarding toilet paper know what it is for :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Bjeanj]

At least the people hoarding toilet paper know what it is for :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[retiredguy123]

Not hoarding. I had a specific request. Although, I do apologize to the lady with a walker, who I pushed out of the way.

[golfing eagles]

Not hoarding. I had a specific request.

You misunderstood. Didn't mean to imply you were "hoarding" yeast. (Although apparently some are).

[Michael Charles]

You misunderstood. Didn't mean to imply you were "hoarding" yeast. (Although apparently some are).

Yes, I'm a yeast hoarder! Guilty as charged! I purchased 3 packs of it and they sell them in packs of 3 so I now have 9 yeast packets! Enough to make 9 loaves of the bread I fancy. Good for a 6 week supply. Now if I only get some flour!

[golfing eagles]

Yes, I'm a yeast hoarder! Guilty as charged! I purchased 3 packs of it and they sell them in packs of 3 so I now have 9 yeast packets! Enough to make 9 loaves of the bread I fancy. Good for a 6 week supply. Now if I only get some flour!

Maybe you could trade with someone "hoarding" flour :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[Velvet]

This thread should be in the funny pages.

[karostay]

What hoard are they talking about

[golfing eagles]

What hoard are they talking about

Probably the "hoard" immunity, possibly the "hoard" mentality :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[EdFNJ]

I was in Publix at Colony Plaza today and they actually had yeast for sale. I don't even know what it is, but I bought some for a friend. But, based on the interest in it, I felt like I won the lottery.You should have been looking for Clorox wipes instead. :D

https://i.postimg.cc/VLNZmsws/wipes.jpg


(OBVIOUSLY FAKE BIDS)

[Stu from NYC]

Remarkable how it seems to have disappeared from store shelves. Found whole wheat flour last week at Walmart but yeast is gone.

[Carla B]

Yes, I'm a yeast hoarder! Guilty as charged! I purchased 3 packs of it and they sell them in packs of 3 so I now have 9 yeast packets! Enough to make 9 loaves of the bread I fancy. Good for a 6 week supply. Now if I only get some flour!

Maybe you'd better get to baking. As I recall yeast has a shelf life, although it's been so long since I saw yeast, I can't remember what it is.

[Stu from NYC]

Maybe you'd better get to baking. As I recall yeast has a shelf life, although it's been so long since I saw yeast, I can't remember what it is.

We purchase it in bricks of 1 pound and than we freeze it until we need it and last for a year or more

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Yes, I'm a yeast hoarder! Guilty as charged! I purchased 3 packs of it and they sell them in packs of 3 so I now have 9 yeast packets! Enough to make 9 loaves of the bread I fancy. Good for a 6 week supply. Now if I only get some flour!

I make three big loaves of challah with 2 packs of yeast. Best french toast in the world.

Anyway to the OP - that's what the yeast is for. For making bread and similar bread-type items. At one point, you couldn't find bread in any supermarket - people were actually snapping them up first thing in the morning and the shelves were empty within the first hour.

If anyone wants my challah recipe I can post it or DM you with it. Definitely a labor of love; it takes several hours, and you do it 100% by hand (literally). No mixer, no breadmaking machine. A bowl, a wooden spoon, and your hands.

[CFrance]

Yes, I'm a yeast hoarder! Guilty as charged! I purchased 3 packs of it and they sell them in packs of 3 so I now have 9 yeast packets! Enough to make 9 loaves of the bread I fancy. Good for a 6 week supply. Now if I only get some flour!

Maybe you could trade with someone "hoarding" flour :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:
They're the same people who bought up all the yeast.

[Topspinmo]

Why not just make you own?

How to make your own yeast for baking - The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/31/21199708/yeast-diy-baking-covid-19-shortage-make-it-yourself-bread)

Also on Utube.

Hand sanitizer make you’re own

How to Make Hand Sanitizer: A Step-by-Step Guide (https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-make-hand-sanitizer)

[CFrance]

Why not just make you own?

How to make your own yeast for baking - The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/31/21199708/yeast-diy-baking-covid-19-shortage-make-it-yourself-bread)

Also on Utube.

Hand sanitizer make you’re own

How to Make Hand Sanitizer: A Step-by-Step Guide (https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-make-hand-sanitizer)
That's good, and easy. It does make a sourdough starter yeast, however, which you wouldn't use for things like raised doughnuts or cinnamon buns or even a light sandwich bread.


As a poster mentioned above, yeast is readily available on Amazon in one-pound packages. 2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast equals what is in a pre-measured packet. You can even buy a measuring spoon of that size.


The rest you can freeze.

[tophcfa]

We need yeast also, stuck up here in the great north with a septic system. Need to flush some down the toilet to keep the bacteria active in our holding tank.

[Stu from NYC]

I make three big loaves of challah with 2 packs of yeast. Best french toast in the world.

Anyway to the OP - that's what the yeast is for. For making bread and similar bread-type items. At one point, you couldn't find bread in any supermarket - people were actually snapping them up first thing in the morning and the shelves were empty within the first hour.

If anyone wants my challah recipe I can post it or DM you with it. Definitely a labor of love; it takes several hours, and you do it 100% by hand (literally). No mixer, no breadmaking machine. A bowl, a wooden spoon, and your hands.

Great exercise doing it by hand. We do it every 6 months or so and will make a couple of loaves and several dozen smaller rolls, perfect for breakfast.
We use a machine for kneading much easier.
Enjoy

[BlkBlt6]

I was in Publix at Colony Plaza today and they actually had yeast for sale. I don't even know what it is, but I bought some for a friend. But, based on the interest in it, I felt like I won the lottery.
For those of you who utilize yeast for baking bread, try room temperature beer. I use it all of the time (for baking haha) and it works great. It gives the bread a wonderful flavor. Give it a try.

[KayKay100]

Yes please could I get your recipe? I have a friend who would absolutley love it.
Kelly

[TandHSTAR@AOL.com]

You are so funny. Yeast is used to make bread, pizza dough, buiscits, etc to rise. Good job getting some for a friend. I could not find any either, it was like trying to find TP.

[TandHSTAR@AOL.com]

I would love your recipe, but how about you share the bread already made. Just a thought. LOL

[traveler9]

Used in making bread!! Increase in bread making in these times

[DanBrew]

If brewers yeast gets in short supply, we will have to turn to China to get some here. A world without beer is unimaginable. Great source of vitamin B you know and hops have been proven to strenghten bones.

[Stu from NYC]

That's good, and easy. It does make a sourdough starter yeast, however, which you wouldn't use for things like raised doughnuts or cinnamon buns or even a light sandwich bread.


As a poster mentioned above, yeast is readily available on Amazon in one-pound packages. 2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast equals what is in a pre-measured packet. You can even buy a measuring spoon of that size.


The rest you can freeze.

Have been looking at amazon for yeast and price is about 4x higher than what we have been paying.
Fleischman's in 1 pound bricks is not even available there right now

[kbogli]

There is no shortage of yeast, it a production problem with packing for the home baker in those 3 counts strips or small jars. Most home baking is down over the holidays Thanksgiving-Christmas so the stores have plenty for us then. Come January everyone goes on a diet and no one is baking so the production goes down and the yeast makers are packaging for resturants/bakeries that use large amounts, with resturants closed down demand has tanked except for the home baker. So now companys are scrambling to get those home size packs back out but who is working in a big production plant?
As far as flour everytime I go into Aldis they have plenty of 5lb bags. I am wishing I had kept my bread machine before we moved down here.

[crash]

I was in Publix at Colony Plaza today and they actually had yeast for sale. I don't even know what it is, but I bought some for a friend. But, based on the interest in it, I felt like I won the lottery.

Bread baking has become very popular you use it for that or maybe she is brewing her own beer.

[davephan]

It's true that yeast is hard to find now, especially fast rising yeast. I've seen yeast for sale at rip off prices on E-Bay selling for 10 to 20 times the normal prices. The yeast from China is cheaper, but I wouldn't want to buy that yeast. I didn't buy any of that yeast from E-Bay.

I saw that Bread Flour in 25 pound bags for less than $9 was available at one of the Sam's Clubs in our city about a week ago. The other 7 Sam's Club stores were out of stock. I drove across town and bought a couple bags. There was a pallet of at least 100 bags in the store. The bread is better if you use Bread Flour instead of General Purpose Flour, but Bread Flour is harder to find.

[CFrance]

Have been looking at amazon for yeast and price is about 4x higher than what we have been paying.
Fleischman's in 1 pound bricks is not even available there right now
I just got a 1-pound brick of Fleichman's from Amazon last week. Product of Canada, in a blue and white bag. It was $12.48, but I see now it's backordered till May 22.


I'll share some with you if you'd like.

[graciegirl]

That's good, and easy. It does make a sourdough starter yeast, however, which you wouldn't use for things like raised doughnuts or cinnamon buns or even a light sandwich bread.


As a poster mentioned above, yeast is readily available on Amazon in one-pound packages. 2 1/4 teaspoons of yeast equals what is in a pre-measured packet. You can even buy a measuring spoon of that size.


The rest you can freeze.

You can freeze yeast??? I always bought the "activated dry yeast" in little yellow packets. Fleichmanns, I think.... I didn't buy the foil cubey ones. I will have to look into this. I have nothing better to do. What would I do without TOTV, in this unusual time...…..

[J1ceasar]

Forever . esp if in refrigerator

[Scorpyo]

Not hoarding. I had a specific request. Although, I do apologize to the lady with a walker, who I pushed out of the way.

Hey, next time you push a lady out of the way be more careful. She fell into me and knocked over my 200 rolls of TP. I had a hard time rolling her out of the way to get back to my TP.:1rotfl:

[17362]

Bread recipe? Yes please!

[17362]

I make three big loaves of challah with 2 packs of yeast. Best french toast in the world.

Anyway to the OP - that's what the yeast is for. For making bread and similar bread-type items. At one point, you couldn't find bread in any supermarket - people were actually snapping them up first thing in the morning and the shelves were empty within the first hour.

If anyone wants my challah recipe I can post it or DM you with it. Definitely a labor of love; it takes several hours, and you do it 100% by hand (literally). No mixer, no breadmaking machine. A bowl, a wooden spoon, and your hands.
Bread recipe? Yes please!

[graciegirl]

Bread recipe? Yes please!

I rarely make breads. I usually make sweet rolls. AND dinner rolls. This old girl has a devoted following in our family..

I would love a good recipe for Challah . Please share.

[retiredguy123]

Hey, next time you push a lady out of the way be more careful. She fell into me and knocked over my 200 rolls of TP. I had a hard time rolling her out of the way to get back to my TP.:1rotfl:
Sorry, but, for the record, when I left, she was breathing and not bleeding much at all.

[Stu from NYC]

Hey, next time you push a lady out of the way be more careful. She fell into me and knocked over my 200 rolls of TP. I had a hard time rolling her out of the way to get back to my TP.:1rotfl:

Very funny

[KSSunshine]

Publix at Colony has both types of Fleishmann's yeast in packages and some in a jar.

[davidkath]

Stay in your house

[Stu from NYC]

Stay in your house

Have to buy groceries to live but thanks for telling me what to do

[Joan Wentz]

You DID win the lottery. I have been looking for yeast for weeks! Timing is everything!

[Topspinmo]

If brewers yeast gets in short supply, we will have to turn to China to get some here. A world without beer is unimaginable. Great source of vitamin B you know and hops have been proven to strenghten bones.

So does milk!:shocked:

[TJLAMPHERE]

I make three big loaves of challah with 2 packs of yeast. Best french toast in the world.

Anyway to the OP - that's what the yeast is for. For making bread and similar bread-type items. At one point, you couldn't find bread in any supermarket - people were actually snapping them up first thing in the morning and the shelves were empty within the first hour.

If anyone wants my challah recipe I can post it or DM you with it. Definitely a labor of love; it takes several hours, and you do it 100% by hand (literally). No mixer, no breadmaking machine. A bowl, a wooden spoon, and your hands.

My wife would love the recipe m

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

My challah recipe: yields 3 medium-large sized loaves. Total prep time including rising - a few hours. Don't pre-heat the oven until the final rise, after applying the egg wash. Oven at 350°

2 pkg active dry yeast
1/2 c warm water (105-110°)
1/2 c sugar
8-8.5 c all purpose flour
5 large eggs
3 tbsp veggie oil (I use canola or canola blend)
1.5 c lukewarm water + 1 tsp water

PREPARE 3 BOWLS OF STUFF:
1. MIX in Small Bowl: yeast, warm water, 1/2 tsp sugar, pinch of flour in small bowl. Set aside.
2. MIX in Big bowl: 7.5 c flour, rest of sugar, salt.
3. MIX in Med. bowl: 4 eggs, veggie oil, water. Set aside the 5th egg.

COMBINE BOWLS:
4. Mix egg bowl into Flour bowl.
5. Mix yeast bowl into Flour/Egg bowl.
6. Knead til smooth/elastic, add more flour as needed.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE DOUGH:
7. Cover this big kneaded wad of dough, IN that big bowl, with a moist towel. Set out on the Lanai (or other warm place) to rise for around an hour, until it doubles in size.
8. Punch down the enormous fluffy wad of dough (don't knead it again, just lift it out of the bowl and put it right back in), and let it rise again for around a half hour, when it should double in size again.

HOW TO SHAPE THE BREAD:
9. Cut into 9 somewhat even chunks. Roll each piece til they form "ropes" around a foot long each**. Braid 3 of these ropes together to make a loaf. Do that again, two more times, to make 3 braided loaves.
10. Put on no-stick or lightly greased cookie sheet. You'll need a BIG cookie sheet for 3 loaves.
11. Mix 1 egg, 1 tsp water, brush or spoon on loaves (the egg wash should coat the surface of each loaf and get just a little into the grooves where each "rope" meets in the braid).
12. Let the loaves rise ONE more time for around a half hour.

** By "foot long" I mean maybe a foot, maybe 18 inches. I never actually measured it. You know the plastic core that you slide your toilet paper roll over, that goes in the toilet paper holder that sticks out of the wall in your bathroom? It should be thinner than that plastic core, so however long it ends up being, when the rope is that thick.
BAKE 350° for 25 minutes or until the tops of the loaves are a golden brown.

[newchapter]

Awesome! Thanks for the well written descriptive recipe.

[Stu from NYC]

My challah recipe: yields 3 medium-large sized loaves. Total prep time including rising - a few hours. Don't pre-heat the oven until the final rise, after applying the egg wash. Oven at 350°

2 pkg active dry yeast
1/2 c warm water (105-110°)
1/2 c sugar
8-8.5 c all purpose flour
5 large eggs
3 tbsp veggie oil (I use canola or canola blend)
1.5 c lukewarm water + 1 tsp water

PREPARE 3 BOWLS OF STUFF:
1. MIX in Small Bowl: yeast, warm water, 1/2 tsp sugar, pinch of flour in small bowl. Set aside.
2. MIX in Big bowl: 7.5 c flour, rest of sugar, salt.
3. MIX in Med. bowl: 4 eggs, veggie oil, water. Set aside the 5th egg.

COMBINE BOWLS:
4. Mix egg bowl into Flour bowl.
5. Mix yeast bowl into Flour/Egg bowl.
6. Knead til smooth/elastic, add more flour as needed.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE DOUGH:
7. Cover this big kneaded wad of dough, IN that big bowl, with a moist towel. Set out on the Lanai (or other warm place) to rise for around an hour, until it doubles in size.
8. Punch down the enormous fluffy wad of dough (don't knead it again, just lift it out of the bowl and put it right back in), and let it rise again for around a half hour, when it should double in size again.

HOW TO SHAPE THE BREAD:
9. Cut into 9 somewhat even chunks. Roll each piece til they form "ropes" around a foot long each**. Braid 3 of these ropes together to make a loaf. Do that again, two more times, to make 3 braided loaves.
10. Put on no-stick or lightly greased cookie sheet. You'll need a BIG cookie sheet for 3 loaves.
11. Mix 1 egg, 1 tsp water, brush or spoon on loaves (the egg wash should coat the surface of each loaf and get just a little into the grooves where each "rope" meets in the braid).
12. Let the loaves rise ONE more time for around a half hour.

** By "foot long" I mean maybe a foot, maybe 18 inches. I never actually measured it. You know the plastic core that you slide your toilet paper roll over, that goes in the toilet paper holder that sticks out of the wall in your bathroom? It should be thinner than that plastic core, so however long it ends up being, when the rope is that thick.
BAKE 350° for 25 minutes or until the tops of the loaves are a golden brown.

Very similar to the recipe we use but would separate half the eggs in whites and yolks and use those whites for the egg wash.
We also substitute soft wheat flour 6 cups for 6 cups of white flour) to add fiber into the challah but add rising times.
Enjoy

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Awesome! Thanks for the well written descriptive recipe.

Hope you all enjoy making it! Definitely not for folks with arthritis in their fingers, but EXCELLENT hand/finger/shoulder exercise for everyone else. Don't get discouraged if your thumb starts to cramp when you're mixing - just switch to the other hand for awhile, and switch back again.

Also I should've said you need a floured kneading board, definitely some sort of wood. Mine is bamboo, doesn't really matter what tree it comes from.

Also forgot to let you folks who don't ever make bread from scratch know - the small bowl with the yeast that you set aside, if you're doing it right, will look like the living plasma from the planet *#OINEA##.222 when it's ready to dump into the big bowl. Do not be afraid, it won't try to kill you.

Lastly: You CAN cut the whole recipe in half, to produce one extra-large loaf, OR two almost-medium loaves that you can set into meatloaf pans if you prefer a uniform rectangular shape.

[Stu from NYC]

At this stage if we didnt have a heavy duty stand mixer would not be making it anymore.

BTW Colony Publix had yeast this morning, 3 bags to a package.

Also selling a yeast drink made from a jar that almost had me thinking it was regular yeast for making bread.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

At this stage if we didnt have a heavy duty stand mixer would not be making it anymore.

BTW Colony Publix had yeast this morning, 3 bags to a package.

Also selling a yeast drink made from a jar that almost had me thinking it was regular yeast for making bread.

Yeah they put nutritional yeast on the shelf right next to the normal yeast. As though the two were interchangeable. (pro-tip to the unaffiliated - don't try to use nutritional yeast in bread recipes.)

[Stu from NYC]

Yeah they put nutritional yeast on the shelf right next to the normal yeast. As though the two were interchangeable. (pro-tip to the unaffiliated - don't try to use nutritional yeast in bread recipes.)

Almost had me fooled until I started reading the jar. Strange place to place it as it has nothing to do with baking.

[ficoguy]

Don't get a yeast infection