dried yeast v fresh yeast

beeseejay | 13:53 Mon 03rd Dec 2012 | Food & Drink

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I've been using fresh yeast since I took up bread baking. I have seen a recipe which uses 7gm of dried yeast. Can I swap to fresh yeast and if so what is the equivalent amount of fresh yeast. Thanks folks.

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EcclesCake

20g of fresh should do it.

EcclesCake

or if you don't like to yeasty a flavour use 15g and allow more time for rising/proving.

bookbinder

http://makebread.com.au/fresh-yeast-conversion/
Scroll down to the heading 'Fresh yeast to dry yeast conversion and vice versa.'

beeseejay

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Thanks for the answers folks. Such a simple conversion too.

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