[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Michael Charles

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!

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Maybe you could trade with someone "hoarding" flour

They're the same people who bought up all the yeast.

[Topspinmo]

Why not just make you own?

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[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Why not just make you own?

How to make your own yeast for baking - The Verge

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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]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by CFrance

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.