Baker's Yeast (Noun)
Meaning
Used as a leaven in baking and brewing.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Active baker's yeast was essential in helping the homemade beer fermentation process complete quickly.
- A crucial component of her recipe for making crusty Italian bread was baker's yeast.
- He bought instant baker's yeast instead of the active dry one because of its faster action and better texture in cakes.
- Many a traditional recipe from Grandma used natural yeast starter while today people generally opt for instant or active baker's yeast for speed and reliability.
- Commercial breweries were a massive consumer of large batches of quality baker's yeast, carefully handled for specific properties suitable to that business.