Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Can anyone tell me how many teaspoons or tablespoons are in a " cake " of yeast? Kate http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Kate Johnson wrote: > Can anyone tell me how many teaspoons or tablespoons are in a " cake " > of yeast? > > No, but as far as baking recipes go, one cake of fresh yeast equals one envelope of dry yeast. Rain @@@@ \\\\\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Okay, well ... next time someone uses an envelope of dry yeast, would you please pour it into a spoon and tell me how much it is? I use Fermipan yeast, which comes in a half-pound (or so) brick. I'm guessing one envelope of dry yeast will be one or two tablespoons, and I bet somebody on this list will be able to tell me. If not, I'll go buy an envelope and check it out myself. Seems to me I've done that before, and forgotten to write it down. Story of my life! Or wrote it down and forgot where. Kate http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page On 18-Mar-09, at 6:54 PM, bluezinnia wrote: No, but as far as baking recipes go, one cake of fresh yeast equals one envelope of dry yeast. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I got these few bits of information using google. You may have to do some math, but hopefully it works. take care, caryl One .6 ounce cake is equivalent to 1 envelope of dry yeast. One 2-ounce cake is equivalent to three envelopes of dry yeast. How much dry yeast is in 1/4 ounce envelope? About 2 1/4 teaspoons. A .6-oz cube of cake yeast is roughly equivalent to 1½ to 2 tsp. instant yeast or 2 to 2¼ tsp. active dry yeast , Kate Johnson <monkeyshines wrote: > > Okay, well ... next time someone uses an envelope of dry yeast, would > you please pour it into a spoon and tell me how much it is? > I use Fermipan yeast, which comes in a half-pound (or so) brick. > > I'm guessing one envelope of dry yeast will be one or two > tablespoons, and I bet somebody on this list will be able to tell me. > > If not, I'll go buy an envelope and check it out myself. Seems to me > I've done that before, and forgotten to write it down. Story of my > life! Or wrote it down and forgot where. > > Kate > > http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page > > > > > > On 18-Mar-09, at 6:54 PM, bluezinnia wrote: > No, but as far as baking recipes go, one cake of fresh yeast equals one > envelope of dry yeast. > > > > . > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Caryl, thanks, maybe from now on I'll remember. (Heh!) I should've used 2 tsp yeast instead of 2 tablespoons in my recipe for quick rolls the other day. We were having some " fun " around here last night, trying to figure this out: I needed 6 ounces of chocolate chips. My beau says it's the same as 3/4 cup, because there are 8 ounces in a cup. However, I think there are 8 *fluid* ounces in a cup, and not necessarily 8 *volume* ounces, and it's volume the recipe is after, not weight. Oy! But the cookies turned out. Super easy to make but extremely decadent: Chocolate Clusters 3/4 c butterscotch chips (recipe actually states 6-oz bag) 3/4 c chocolate chips 1 cup peanuts 1 cup steam-fried (chow mein) noodles Melt the chips over low heat, add the remaining ingredients, drop by teaspoonful onto cookie sheet lined with wax paper. I think we could safely get away with adding more peanuts and noodles. And now, on to healthier pursuits... I have yet to wash and dress and make my bed; slept in till 10 and have spent the last two hours at my desk putzing through email while eating my morning granola and buttermilk. I even indulged myself so far as to make a fresh pot of coffee (two cups; but I've already drank two cups since 8 this morning, when I drank one and went back to sleep! that's not how coffee's supposed to work). Today's my weekly grocery run to town, so I have less than four hours to first squeeze in my paying work as well as doing the dishes, cleaning the kitchen and sweeping the floors. I'm trying to train myself to sweep the floors (not just the kitchen floor) every day; I feel more content when it's done. Fortunately our house is quite small. Of course, there is supper to make later and dishes and cleanup again. I'm lucky to have a 16-year-old son that will pitch in with some of that. I will end up working at the computer tonight. I don't mind, till my back gets tired, which it does moreso at night than during the day. And the rest of you? How's your day looking? Kate (should call me Chatty Kathy this morning) http://stubblejumperscafe.pnn.com/6853-the-front-page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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