Hello. I am new to a "blog" and not sure how all of this works. I have a question about yeast. I am presently using SAF instant yeast. When a recipe tells me to disolve my yeast in warm water to proof it.........do I have to do this with instant yeast? Now, when I return to this blog, where do I go to find any responses. Sorry for any dumb questions. Sandy in Fl
I don't dissolve the instant yeast, even when a recipe calls for it. I just mix it up with a cup of the flour, then add it to the liquid. I'm not sure you're blogging here, though you could, I gather. You'll see the answers to your questions in with the "latest comments".
There's one case in which you do need to dissolve even instant yeast in water - when very small amount of yeast, say 1/8 of a teaspoon, is used dissolving it in water ensures even distribution of the yeast.
Mike
If a recipe says to "proof" your yeast I would imagine it is asking for regular yeast not instant. I just went through this in a post I put up similar to this but as Suave said certain recipes like the baguette recipe in ABAA will call for you to dissolve a small amount of instant in water to use an even tinier amount and spread it between 2 things but it says nothing about proofing it.