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The holidays are coming. You're on a tight schedule. You want everything coming out of your kitchen to be absolutely perfect. What's the first thing you need to do? Test your yeast, baking powder, and baking soda for freshness. Let's start with baking soda, which you'll no doubt be using in all kinds of cookies, gingerbread, muffins, and other holiday treats.

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I have half of a two-pound bag of Red Star Dry Active Yeast that expired in 11/19, and it's no longer proofing as it once did. (Sadly, I had the unctioning to buy another bag in January but didn't. Big mistake.)Is there any way I can rejuvenate the yeast I have so that it proofs again? Or am I out of luck?

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When yeast dough bread-making has poor outcomes, it can be frustrating to figure out what went wrong. Heavy coarse grain, collapsing loaf, dense, gummy chew - these are just a few of the problems encountered. Was it the yeast, flour, measurements or the techniques How To Check If Yeast Is Active, Gluten Free Yeast Free, Chef Salad, Yeast Dough, How To Make Dough, Awesome Recipes, Bread Making, Food Test, Dry Yeast

When yeast dough bread-making has poor outcomes, it can be frustrating to figure out what went wrong. Heavy coarse grain, collapsing loaf, dense, gummy chew - these are just a few of the problems encountered. Was it the yeast, flour, measurements or the techniques? For starters check the freshness of the yeast to know if it's still active by running the simple test below. Then if you need to explore further problems and solutions, check out Fleischmann Yeast's web page, click on…

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