barbaral@tekig1.UUCP (Barbara Lee) (11/11/83)
Has anyone tried Red Star's new quick-rising yeast? It is supposed to have about 1/2 the rising time as regular yeast.
rogers@uicsg.UUCP (11/16/83)
#R:tekig1:-146800:uicsg:4400010:000:652 uicsg!rogers Nov 15 09:41:00 1983 You can make dough rise in less than half the time in your microwave oven. Put 3.5 cups of water in a 4 cup glass measuring cup and microwave on HIGH for about 7 minutes or until it boils. Then put your dough in the microwave (in a lightly greased bowl) and zap it at 10% power for 5 minutes. Let it sit undisturbed in the oven for 30 minutes. Repeat if necessary, but it usually isn't. I use this all the time for my pizza dough. I have heard though, that fast rising changes the texture and flavor of breads, but I have never made bread, so I don't know. Bill Rogers, U of Illinois Coordinated Sciences Laboratory pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsg!rogers