I’ve heard that if you use active dry yeast you should proof it, at least with regular bread recipes, but what about bread machine recipes? Should I proof it or should I do what the manufacturer suggests? My booklet says liquid, dry ingredients, yeast. Also, what has a better end result when it comes to bread from the bread machine, active dry or bread yeast?
Best reply by Bert C:
You use active dry yeast and you put it on top of the flour so it stays dry until the mix cycle starts. Most bread machines have a rather long preheat cycle and if the yeast is wet during this time it will start working too soon and the bread will fail.
Regular yeast (Flieshman’s for example) works fine and is what most bread machine recipes are written for. However, you could also use “Bread Machine” yeast or SAF Instant yeast with good results.
Bert
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What kind of yeast should I use in my bread machine and should I proof it beforehand?
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I would add the yeast to the liquid, and mix all the dry ingredient together and add in the liquid.
The bread machine will proof the bread too. There is a mod that proof the bread.
I use dry active yeast. Dry yeast has a longer shelf life too.