August 28, 2021 - 5:47am
Bellarise yeast
Good morning, has anyone tried Bellarise Instant Dry Yeast from Sam’s Club? I’ve used Fleischmann’s or SAF my whole life and generally keep a large package in the freezer. I’d love to hear what from someone who has used Bellarise; any problems with longevity, action, etc.
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I can't help, but I'm also interested in anyone's experience, since that's what our Sam's is carrying. I've read reviews but most were thru 3rd party sellers like on Amazon and expiration date seemed to be a problem there, but I've seen the same issue on Amazon with other brands too. If I can't buy locally I either go with KA or Pleasant Hill.
I didn't really know the brand so I got some SAF from King Arthur last time I ordered.
Dave
I just ordered a two pack. I'll do some experimenting with baking and also freezing and thawing, but it will probably take a little while. I theoretically should have it by the end of next week.
Dave
I bought some about 6 months ago at my local Sam's club, and finally ran out of my brick of Fleischmann's about a month ago. Although somewhat skeptical about it, I've been using it over the past month and I'm happy with it. I haven't done any empirical tests of it, but my yeasted doughs have risen the same (and in the same time frame) as they did with Fleischmann's.
It seems to work fine.
- Greg
Thanks Greg.
I'm looking forward to using it. One of the first things I'll do is to freeze a small amount for a few weeks/months to see how it holds up to that. I always had to freeze one of the two packs of Fleishman's and that worked well. I want to compare as best I can just for future reference.
Dave