http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/11/05/how-to-preserve-and-proof-yeast/ Recipes from scratch and a lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:15:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/11/05/how-to-preserve-and-proof-yeast/#comment-6778 ellaella Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:32:52 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=4686#comment-6778 No, yeast is a living thing and once it's fully alive with liquid, I think the freezer would kill it, not just render it dormant. I've heard anecdotally of people who have frozen starters but I haven't tried it. It's such a small amount used when proofing from a brick that I don't mind tossing it. If it's a sachet or the full amount of yeast it goes straight into the recipe -- if it's good! No, yeast is a living thing and once it’s fully alive with liquid, I think the freezer would kill it, not just render it dormant. I’ve heard anecdotally of people who have frozen starters but I haven’t tried it. It’s such a small amount used when proofing from a brick that I don’t mind tossing it. If it’s a sachet or the full amount of yeast it goes straight into the recipe — if it’s good!

]]> http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/11/05/how-to-preserve-and-proof-yeast/#comment-6774 Nate Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:08:02 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/?p=4686#comment-6774 Could you freeze your proved yeast and bring it back to life? Or only the active dry yeast? .-= Nate´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HouseOfAnnie/~3/zIhGFsXP2Dw/fancy-baked-mac-and-cheese.html" rel="nofollow">Fancy Baked Mac and Cheese</a> =-. Could you freeze your proved yeast and bring it back to life? Or only the active dry yeast?
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