In article >, June Hughes
> writes
>In message >, Steph Peters
> writes
>
>>
>>Go on the hunt for big packs of Fermipan yeast. Eighth Day in Manchester, a
>>local wholefood shop, sells them, 500g for about £2. Bought a pack in
>>March, gave half to a friend, and I'm still using the other half from the
>>freezer. Initially I used 1/2 tsp for 400g of white flour, 1 tsp for
>>granary or wholemeal; as the yeast is now rather elderly I've upped that by
>>50%.
>>
>I haven't seen that. Shall have a search for it.
>
>PS Wasn't it lovely when you could walk down to the baker's and ask for
>fresh yeast? You could freeze it for ages and it still came up trumps.
>Pity. That is what the supermarkets have done for us (sadly, - even
>Waitrose).

You can get free fresh yeast at Tescos if you ask - took me a while to
adapt it for the abm though - though it definitely gives a different
result.

On the whole I'm a Fermipan convert too.

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