Everything you need to know about active dry, instant, and fresh yeast - how to use, how to store, how to substitute, and more! You may not know it, but yeast is everywhere: on the surface of fruits ...

One of the most common baking questions I get is what to do when a recipe calls for instant yeast, but all you have is active dry. Just how different are they, and does it even matter which kind you ...

Q. I have several recipes that call for "cake yeast." I'm not familiar with this kind of yeast. Can you tell me about it? -- Birgitta Johansson, Sweden A. Cake yeast refers to fresh, compressed yeast.

Today is National Doughnut Day. Who knew? This is a day where the spotlight in the pastry case shines on doughnuts (Or is it donuts?). Doughnuts come in all shapes and sizes, with different outsides ...