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  • Title Red Star Active Dry Yeast – 32-ounce package – Front View
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Title Red Star Active Dry Yeast – 32-ounce package – Front View
Title Red Star Active Dry Yeast – 32-ounce package – Side Conversion
Title Red Star Active Dry Yeast – 32-ounce package – Side Ingredients
Title Red Star Active Dry Yeast – 32-ounce package – Back View
Title Red Star Active Dry Yeast – 32-ounce package – Front ViewTitle Red Star Active Dry Yeast – 32-ounce package – Side ConversionTitle Red Star Active Dry Yeast – 32-ounce package – Side IngredientsTitle Red Star Active Dry Yeast – 32-ounce package – Back View

Red Star® Active Dry Yeast 2-lb package

$10.49

Red Star Active Dry Yeast provides a moderate and steady leavening rate to develop more flavor in all types of yeast doughs from low sugar to highly sweetened and enriched. This larger package is ideal for frequent bakers.

$10.49
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Product size: 32 ounce package
  • Non-GMO Project Verified
  • KOF-K Certified Kosher Pareve
  • Gluten Free
  • Vegan
  • No Dairy, Eggs, Tree Nuts, Peanuts, Soy, Sesame, Shellfish

Ingredients

Yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate

This product is produced in a dedicated facility where there is no risk of cross-contamination with sources or derivatives of dairy, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, soy, sesame, wheat or shellfish.

Red Star Active Dry Yeast is Non-GMO Project Verified, KOF-K Kosher certified, gluten-free and vegan.

Note: Food using this product must be baked before consumption.

How to Use Red Star Active Dry Yeast

How to Use Red Star® Active Dry Yeast in a Stand Mixer or for Hand-Kneading

Proofing (dissolving) the yeast in warm liquid with sugar gives it a good start – the yeast feeds on the sugar for quick activation.

How to Proof Yeast:

  1. Using a one-cup liquid measuring cup, dissolve 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar in 1/2 cup warm (110-115°F) water. If you don’t have a thermometer, the tap water should be warm but NOT hot to the touch.
  2. Stir in 2 1/4 teaspoons of dry yeast until there are no more dry yeast granules on top.
  3. In three to four minutes, the yeast will have absorbed enough liquid to activate and start to foam.
  4. After ten minutes, the foamy yeast mixture should have risen to the 1-cup mark and have a rounded top. If this is true, your yeast is very active and should be used in your recipe immediately. If the yeast did not rise to the 1-cup mark, discard this yeast.

If your recipe instructions do not include this rehydration step, decrease the total liquids in the recipe by 1/2 cup to account for the liquid used to activate the yeast.

Product FAQs

One (0.25 ounce or 7 gram) packet of yeast contains approximately 2 ¼ teaspoons of yeast.

Instant Yeast: Active Dry Yeast may be substituted 1:1 for Instant Yeast. Active dry yeast has a slower rate of action than instant yeast; therefore, your dough MAY take slightly longer to rise. Simply monitor your dough while it is rising and adjust the time as needed.

Fresh Cake Yeast: To convert between Dry Yeast and Fresh Cake Yeast OR determine the yeast requirements for your recipe, see our Yeast Conversion Chart.

See our guide to baking with yeast for more information on all bread making steps.

Red Star Active Dry Yeast is a living organism and must be handled properly to ensure optimum performance. Never expose yeast to high temperatures during storage or use.

The 32-ounce package of active dry yeast is part of our industrial product line and typically used in bakeries or foodservice. The package is vacuum-packed and should be hard like a brick prior to opening.

Store unopened packages at room temperature, away from heat sources. Unopened packages may also be stored in the refrigerator or freezer.

Once the package is opened, the yeast is free-flowing and must be stored airtight and cold to maintain its leavening power. You may store it in an airtight container, or many people store it in zipper freezer bags, squeezing air out of the bag to the level of the yeast, then sealing the bag. The yeast should be stored in the freezer and used within 4 months. Since it is so dry, it will never freeze solid. Be sure to label the container or bag with the date the package was opened.

For best results, dry yeast should be at room temperature before using. Prior to use, measure or weigh only the amount you need and bring to room temperature for about 20 – 30 minutes. Immediately reseal the bag or container and return the remaining yeast to the freezer.

For best results, use the unopened package prior to the best if used by date stamped on the package. This date is 2 years from the date the yeast was packaged.

Once opened, write the date on the package and store in an airtight container in the freezer and use within 4 months.

Don’t forget that yeast is a living organism, and its freshness and shelf life are dependent on how the yeast is stored. Dry yeast will lose its leavening power if exposed to air, moisture or heat, even when it is still in an unopened  package.

Title Red Star Active Dry Yeast – 32-ounce package – How to Read

Production Date is 03 25 (March 2025)

Best if Used by Date is 03 27 (March 2027)

Manufacturing Lot Code is AE2500019A

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