Fresh Yeast, Storing it and Breadmaking
I was taught to bake bread using fresh yeast, but as the years have gone on fresh yeast has become more and more difficult to buy. I used to be able to buy this at my local bakers or indeed a local supermarket but a lot of them stopped doing this. As a result, I found this more and more difficult to locate. However, it is available via Ebay. Just type in "Fresh Yeast" and it should give you a list of suppliers. Make sure that you get the cheapest price for the weight though, and do your research of the selection given. Many of these are regulars so you can place repeat orders. Yes you do have to wait for it to arrive, and you do not have to worry about buying it in bulk. This will not go to waste as you can keep this, prepped into a set amount once this is received and then packaged for storage in the freezer. You could also keep some of this out and stored in the fridge. Then when you want to make bread, recover it from said freezer and le...