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crewsk
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I'm glad it turned out good for you miguzi!
Proofing Yeast?
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PA Baker
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miguzigoldfish said:
Gee, you didn't waste any time did you?!?!
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subfuscpersona
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re proofing AD yeast
for my humble opinion on proofing yeast, see http://home.earthlink.net/~myjunketc/data/yeast.htm
for my humble opinion on proofing yeast, see http://home.earthlink.net/~myjunketc/data/yeast.htm
I don't bother waiting for AD yeast to proof anymore. I just put it in the water, and then mix it up with a whisk until it dissolves. The trouble is, AD yeast doesn't always foam up when you dissolve it, even with ample sugar, yet it always seems to work, no matter what.
The one strange thing I have noticed is that all cookbooks and recipes claim that yeast should be dissolved in tepid/lukewarm water, which they put at 105-115 F. However, at this temperature, the water is clearly somewhat hot, and not what I'd call lukewarm. Typically, kitchen sink hot water taps seem to put out water between 100 and 125 F. I don't understand why they'd claim the water needs to be lukewarm, when this is clearly not the case. My thermometers can't all be wrong.
The one strange thing I have noticed is that all cookbooks and recipes claim that yeast should be dissolved in tepid/lukewarm water, which they put at 105-115 F. However, at this temperature, the water is clearly somewhat hot, and not what I'd call lukewarm. Typically, kitchen sink hot water taps seem to put out water between 100 and 125 F. I don't understand why they'd claim the water needs to be lukewarm, when this is clearly not the case. My thermometers can't all be wrong.
