Our Favorite Platinum Yeast Recipes

So, you’ve stocked up on our Red Star Platinum Yeast and you are ready for some baking magic. A game-changing yeast deserves an equally epic playbook of yeast baking recipes.

Dive into our favorite Platinum Yeast recipes that we’re enjoying right now. Be sure to bookmark this page, we’ll be updating the recipes several times a year to keep your baking aspirations fueled.

What Makes Platinum Yeast Different?

Platinum Yeast is Red Star’s premium instant yeast that takes the guesswork out of baking. Compared to traditional yeast, Platinum Yeast uses dough improvers to improve and strengthen the rise of your dough, as well as extend the freshness of your baked goods. For new bakers, that means more successful bakes which helps build confidence. For experienced bakers, that means consistency and quality bakes.

Platinum Yeast is an instant yeast, which means you can add it directly to the flour. There’s no need to proof it first!

Our Top 10 Platinum Yeast Recipes Right Now:

From international bread favorites to sweet yeasted bread desserts, here’s what we’re baking with Platinum Yeast.

1. Gesine’s Bavarian Pretzels

Chewy, tender, and golden brown are three qualities a good pretzel must possess. Learn how to make authentic Bavarian pretzels with a full step-by-step recipe blog and video tutorial.

Get Gesine’s Bavarian Pretzels recipe & video tutorial here.

2. Greek Feta Bread

A traditional Greek bread with flavors that closely reflect its origins. It’s a type of flatbread filled with pockets of melted feta, fresh chopped herbs, a finish of olive oil brushing and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.   

Get the Greek Feta Bread recipe here.

3. Cemitas

Slightly sweet sandwich rolls that originated in Puebla, Mexico. Round and crusty buns topped with sesame seeds that will crisp up nicely toasted! These sandwich buns are often used for “tortas”, or sandwiches and best served warm.

Get the Cemitas recipe here.

4. Bolillo

Think of a baguette, but a little shorter. Bolillos are a staple in Hispanic culture. They’re crusty on the outside, chewy on the inside, with a mild buttery and yeasty flavor. Great for sandwiches or dipping in soup!

Get the Bolillos recipe here.

5. Croissants

A little bit of effort goes a long, flaky way. Achieve the iconic, delicious puff pastries at home and feel a true sense of accomplishment!

Get the Light and Flaky Croissants recipe here.

6. Banana Bread Sweet Rolls

Just like the name gets better with each word, every bite of these luscious sweet rolls will top the last. Mashed banana is infused right into the dough plus more in the filling, all topped with a heavy-handed drizzle of vanilla glaze.

Get the Banana Bread Sweet Rolls recipe here.

7. Lemon Blueberry Babka

The perfect summery, zesty and infectiously sweet babka. Lemon zest is infused into the sweet dough, fresh blueberry filling spread across and rolled into lavender spirals. This babka gets two toppings – first a brown sugar crumble, followed by a lemon icing to seal the loaf into delicious fate.

Get the Lemon Blueberry Babka recipe & video tutorial here.

8. Chocolate Cherry & Pistachio Viennoise

Viennoise is a balance between tender milk bread and a rich brioche. These are studded with the complexities of dark chocolate, nuggets of chopped cherries, and crunchy pistachios throughout. The Platinum Yeast is an unsung hero of this recipe, giving a truly divine and fluffy texture.

Get the Chocolate Cherry & Pistachio Viennoise recipe here.

9. Raspberry Swirl Sweet Rolls

These are the sweet rolls of summer! Buttery, soft dough spiraled around sweet-tart raspberry filling and topped with a vanilla cream cheese icing.

Get the Raspberry Swirl Sweet Rolls recipe & video tutorial here.

10. English Muffin Bread

Everything you love about English muffins baked into a breakfast loaf. A thin, lightly crisp exterior met with a very airy and chewy crumb. Toast a couple slices and lather on some homemade blackberry jam for breakfast!

Get the English Muffin Bread recipe here.

– Product Info –

Platinum® Superior Baking Yeast

A unique, 2-in-1 premium instant yeast blended with natural dough strengtheners to take the guesswork out of baking with yeast.
No need to proof. It’s better baking made easy!

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