Cake yeast

[masterbaker]

 Hey guys.
 I am brand new here, so bear with me. I am having a heluva time loging on with this website (just me).
 I was wondering if anyone has tryed cake yeast in your dough recipe? I heard good and bad things. I would like to try it.
 Since I stumbled upon a goldmine of a website, I thought I would ask the home pros. I think it would be interesting.
 I must take time to read all the old post. Maybe it was covered somewhere, but, I ahhh... I'm busy with my children right now . THANX!

[Steve]

I use instant yeast with excellent results. Never tried compressed yeast.

[masterbaker]

 I use instant yeast to. never had a problem. My friend said cake yeast is awesome in pizza. Maybe it is. Everyone has there own prefrance. Pizza dough is a very personal thing. Everyone is different. I will try this cake yeast and report back. (when I get a chance)
 Thanx Steve.

[Steve]

That's what this forum is all about... experimentation!

Please post your results when you have them!  

[Wayne]

I've alwys wanted to try it, but unfortunately I haven't found a store that carries it in this mudhole called louisiana.

[masterbaker]

 Well... I finally got the chance to use some cake yeast (fresh yeast). Half the battle was finding it. The local hillbillys in my town had no idea what I was talking about. I ended up going to a huge grocery chain place.
 The result? My thick crust pepperoni pizza turned out perfect again. No real difference in taste. This was the best pizza I ever made to date, but I can't blame it on the yeast- I don't think.
 Fresh yeast comes in a little 2 oz. moist chunk. No directions so I had to go to the Red Star website to learn. I used a 3rd of the 2 oz. chunk and treated it like instant yeast the rest of the way (24 hour rise in fridge). I dissolved it in 90* F water with 1 tsp. sugar. Looked like the 4th of July in my cup. Little explosions. I have to use this stuff within 10 days it says. Good thing I bought 4 packs
 I have to say that I'm sticking with instant yeast from here on out. Everything is so much easier. Instant lasts so much longer, and is easier to find. If I knew for sure that it (fresh yeast) contributed to a better taste, I would stick with the fresh stuff.
 If you have some time on your hands, give this a try. It was fun.

[masterbaker]

 I froze half my cake yeast dough when I tryed this originally. Today I made a pizza from the other half (frozen half) for my kids. They said, "Dad, what did you do to the dough?" I didn't tell them what I did with the yeast. It was the best pizza I ever cooked for them they said.
 So.... This leads me to believe that fresh yeast could make a difference in the taste. I just thought that yeast couldn't make that much of a taste difference I may have been wrong. That would be a first. LOL!
 If anyone can try this and compare notes with me... I would appreciate it. Thanx.

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Mark.