Can you use fresh yeast in breadmaking machines?

Spain
August 27, 2011 9:50am CST
My dry yeast is out of date and doesn't make the bread rise, I have made two loaves which you could drown ducks with! Here in Spain it is almost impossible to buy dry yeast except in an English shop and it costs a fortune! I can buy really good quality wholemeal flour in the local bakers, I know they also sell fresh yeast and I'm tempted to try it. However, in the instructions for my breadmaker, it tell you not to use it, it says it won't rise (?????) and also I would have no idea how much to use, any advice would be appreciated, there is no bread you can buy here which is as nice as the homemade.
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Bonnie
@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
27 Aug 11
Hi, rose....I make my bread by hand. Don't even own a bread machine. But your question interested me so I used the myLot search bar. Found this site: http://www.ehow.com/how_7299116_use-fresh-yeast-bread-machines.html So you might want to give it a look-see. Upon reading, it makes sense. Good luck with your bread!!
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Bonnie
@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
27 Aug 11
You're quite welcome, rose. Did you know that you earn $$$ by using the myLot search bar? I use it almost exclusively now.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
27 Aug 11
I never used a dry yeast for bread -- it is weird that you cannot find easily some in Spain, as it is very cheap in France -- : I make my own leaven and the bread rises fine, however it has not exactly the same taste and is slightly acidic.
rosedavis5
@rosedavis5 (64)
• Spain
28 Aug 11
It's the instructions for the machine which says to use dry, but I think i shall try using fresh yeast and see what happens. It's weird some of the things that you can't buy in Spanish supermarkets, including, believe it or not, disinfectant! Yes truly, Ive looked in all of them and asked the staff! All you can buy is bleach and ammonia, not at all what I want to use on my countertops!
Nelster
@Nelster (16)
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9 Sep 11
Hi Rose. You most definately can use fresh yeast with a bread maker. I have been doing so for many years ! I find I get the best results by crumbling the fresh yeast with the flour, this not only mixes the yeast in well but also acts to airate the flour. The only thing to watch out for is to make sure this mixing is done BEFORE adding the required amount of salt, as salt kills yeast ! Once the crumbling is complete, I add the salt, and then the water. Job done. Yum Yum.