Question on dry yeast substitution

[judyw]

When a recipe calls for one packet of dry yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water, and I am going to substitute instant yeast for the dry yeast, do I still add the 1/4 cup of warm water in the recipe? Thank you.

 

[diannecerkvenik64]

Judy I do and what I do is add the yeast to water and with a small whisk whip it to a froth ~ works

every time for me ~ sort of like jump starting the yeast ~ Because of this method my breads or rolls (what ever I'm using yeast for) rises quite well.

I add the yeast to the luke warm water ~ not while the water is cool.

 

[judyw]

Thank you dianncy64, sounds good to me, I'll give it a whirl.

 

[angak]

here is a link to the fleishmann's site that answers questions about their different products. I

found it helpful.

http://finerkitchens.com/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=78654