Yeast is a single-celled fungus that is very useful in the world of food and nutrition. Yeast is an integral part of the production of bread, wine and beer, and some nutritional supplement products are good sources of B vitamins, selenium and chromium. There are two types of yeast, namely fresh and dry. Dry yeast should be handled with special care. Fortunately, this method of activating dry yeast is very easy to learn.
Step
Step 1. Know what type of yeast you have
There are two types of dry yeast: instant yeast and active dry yeast. If it's instant yeast, you don't need to activate it: Just mix it with the dry ingredients. If the type is active dry yeast, you should activate it first.
Step 2. Determine the amount of yeast needed
Read the recipe and measure the amount of dry yeast you need.
Step 3. Fill the bowl with warm water
The water temperature should be between 37 and 43° C. If the water is too cold, the yeast will not activate. If the water is too hot, the yeast is at risk of dying. Make sure the amount of water used does not exceed the amount recommended by the recipe.
Step 4. Put a pinch of sugar in the water
Stir until dissolved. The sugar will provide the yeast with nutrients to trigger it to start metabolizing. If you don't have sugar, just use a drop of syrup (molasses). A pinch of flour will do too.
Step 5. Pour the yeast into the sugar water
Stir vigorously until the dry yeast is no longer coarse. Cover the bowl with a rag, as the yeast will be active in the dark.
Step 6. Let the yeast sit for 1 to 10 minutes
This process is called activating the yeast, meaning that the yeast is allowed to process the sugar and multiply. For most recipes, let the yeast metabolize for only 1 or 2 minutes. However, if you want to be absolutely sure the yeast is active and good, wait 10 minutes and then check. If the surface of the water is slightly bubbly and bubbly, it means the yeast is good and active.
Step 7. Add yeast solution to dry ingredients
Complete your food recipe as planned.
If you're using dry yeast to make your drink, follow the same process as above. Alternatively, you can put the dry yeast directly into the sugar solution, although this runs the risk of making the process imperfect because the yeast can die if the temperature is not right
Step 8. Done
Tips
Active dry yeast can live about two years. After that, the yeast will likely not turn on when you try to activate it
Warning
- Do not use baking yeast to make drinks. Baking yeast almost always has live Lactobacillus cultures in it, which will make the drink taste sour.
- You need to know, the naming of yeast is very unclear. On the supermarket shelf, you will likely see “liquid yeast”, “wet yeast”, “frozen yeast”, “instant yeast”, “instant dry yeast” and “active dry yeast”. But yeast manufacturers do not use the same standard of use for these names.
