The English Muffin Bread is rising. I have 3 recipes, all by
Fleischmann's and all slightly different. The one I used today is
straight off the package circa (expiration date) 1981.

I always proof my yeast, no matter what the recipe says, but that's
the most significant variation. The other variation was that I use
instant yeast I buy in bulk, so I don't use packages anymore. A
package is 2.5 teaspoons of yeast, but I only used 2 tsp. If it was
any other bread recipe, I would have used significantly less than
that. http://oi46.tinypic.com/k9gx1c.jpg

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