Ingredient encyclopedia · Flours & Baking
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Instant Yeast
A baking ingredient — flours differ in protein, and protein is structure: bread flour for chew, cake flour for tenderness, 00 for silk.
Keep it fresh
Storage & shopping
Storage
Airtight in a cool cupboard; whole-grain and nut flours go rancid — refrigerate or freeze them. Yeast lives longest in the freezer.
Put it to work
Recipes with instant yeast
Overnight Focaccia
Italian · Side
45 min
Easy
260 kcal
Proper Pizza Dough
Italian · Side
20 min
Easy
320 kcal
Brioche Loaf
French · Breakfast
75 min
Intermediate
320 kcal
Croissants
French · Breakfast
110 min
Advanced
340 kcal
Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
American · Breakfast
65 min
Intermediate
480 kcal
Soft Dinner Rolls
American · Side
50 min
Easy
190 kcal