Yeast substitute

We highlight 3 yeast substitutes you can use in a pinch! Learn how you can use these ingredients to get the rising and fluffy texture your recipe is looking for without using yeast.

Yeast is basic for most bread, dinner rolls, pizza dough, and cinnamon roll recipes. Here's my go-to list of good substitutes for yeast.

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Use our sourdough starter to make this sourdough bread recipe. There are four steps to this process:• Making sourdough starter (see our recipe)• Making the leaven• Making the dough• Baking the bread*If your sourdough starter has been in the refrigerator, take it out 2 days before you plan to make bread with it and feed it. (Again, see our starter recipe for how to do this.)

Know how to make homemade baking powder by combining 1 tablespoon baking soda and 2 tablespoons cream of tartar.

To successfully substitute the yeast called for in a recipe, you just need to swap in the right amount of baking soda and acid to make the dough rise.

Active dry yeast is an important ingredient when making homemade bread and other baked goods but when you don't have it on hand you can use these great substitutes instead!

Everything you need to know about active dry, instant, and fresh yeast - how to use, how to store, how to substitute, and more!