Bellarise (Gold) Instant Dry Yeast - 1 LB Fast Acting Instant Yeast for Bread

I use a super simple recipie. I just sorta squeeze it around and put it in the bowl until it puffs up like the first picture, mash it around tear it in half and roll it out one in each greased pan. Let it rise again, then stick it in the oven. I'm not using a bread machine. I can't eat it fast enough so now I cut each loaf in half and freeze 3/4 of the bread. I take it out and slice off the pieces I want for lunch lately pb&j, though it makes tasty sandwiches too. I know it's as much about the flour as the yeast but really it wouldn't work without the yeast...trust me. I've spent weeks trying to get a decent sourdough loaf and by comparison this stuff practically makes itself. Not to mention the maintenance of trying to keep my sourdough starter alive. The dry yeast is so much easier. I mainly struggle with the sourdough because I refuse to be beaten by yeast, but thank goodness I have the dry yeast in a jar for when I just want some bread.

This is really excellent yeast! I was afraid it wouldn't do well in my bread recipes, especially after reading Q&As suggesting it's better for sweet breads. Most of my baking is loaves of bread that are started in the bread machine and finished in the oven. Last night I did a loaf of potato bread and a batch of Clone of a Cinnabon cinnamon rolls. They both rose beautifully...I'd even say too much. I will be revising my yeast quantities downward in the future. And both had good flavor.My only complaint is with the packaging, and not in the same way as others. Yes, it comes in a vacuum packed bag that seems hard as a brick until you open it. The problem is by the time you cut the top off the bag, there's not enough material left to fold down and clip shut. Maybe they could slightly lengthen the bag?In any case, great product that I highly recommend.

I use this to bake pizza dough and occasionally bread and it performs great every time!

We bought this as a way to get yeast we have not been able to find at our local grocery store since the COVID-19 pandemic started. I have to say the yeast works ok. The flavor is fine, and packaging is fine and is a decent value. But when they say instant, they mean instant. The productive lifespan, once activated, is very short. So I learned that recipes for bread where you would leave an hour or more for the first rise, and 45-60 min for the second rise is too much. The yeast goes crazy after activating, but if you work too long, and leave rising too long, by the time you get to the second rising or into the oven for the oven spring, it is exhausted and done for. Meaning your rolls or bread is done for - a hockey puck when it comes out of the oven. When I cut the recipe time for working and rising by half, the end product was much more like what it should be. So yes this is yeast, and it is very INSTANT yeast, but will likely try to find something that I can work with better.

This yeast is a new product for me (been using either Red Star, or Fleishmann's Active Dry Yeast) so wasn't sure where it sat on the bread producing spectrum of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. At any rate, I've made several loaves of bread with it in two different bread machines (my old Wel-Bilt died making a loaf of whole wheat dough after 25 years of faithful service), and got spectacular results. Bread was nice and fluffy, with a light golden, and flaky crust, smooth texture with even crumb. The flavor was what really surprised me, making the bread more intense in flavor, which wasn't expected. Rises well, and cuts equally well, as it should, even with as little as 1½ tsp of yeast in a 2 pound loaf! For what I paid for the pound ($7 at the time of purchase) of yeast, it have performed admirably, yielding very handsome loaves of bread without nary a problem to be found. Packaged in a foil pack that is vacuum sealed, I put it into a repurposed corn starch jar in the fridge once it was opened. Shelf life is stated at 3 years, but I doubt it will last that long in our household! When the wife and I finally leave for full time RV living, all our bread will be home made, and this yeast will be my first choice based on my experiences in using it so far. I'll update this review to let everyone know how it performs over time, and with different recipes, and with different baking techniques. I highly recommend this yeast to any home baker who wants to make the very best bread, and with consistency!

I bought this during the pandemic to bake my own whole wheat bread. The bread I used to buy at the supermarket was getting too expensive and I found out it was loaded with sugar. This yeast has been consistently great for all of my pandemic baking and has finally started to lose potency after 4 (FOUR) years of baking. I have only a little bit left in the bag, so this has been a worthwhile purchase and I will buy it again.

Very happy that the expiration date is March of 2022. By the symbol on the side of the package it appears to be kosher. I weighed my package and I got 16.49 Oz, just over one pound, so I definitely got a full pound. The package arrived vacuum packed, it felt like a brick, but as soon as I open the package and air got inside it poured out easily. Very granular like granular sugar. It did not clump. It did not stick together. I've transferred it into an airtight container for the freezer. My first loaf of bread came out perfect and delicious.

Since COVID-19 hit us -- I haven't been able to get any packets of yeast at any grocery stores. Then I found this yeast on AMAZON. So happy! Yes -- "heaven-sent" for anyone who likes to bake, right? The yeast works very well. I have to say, though, that I wasn't aware when I ordered this -- that the word "GOLD" on the package meant that this yeast was designed for making sweet things -- and that another version -- the "RED" version was for breads. I'm wondering what the difference is. Right now, I'm planning on using my "GOLD" for everything. I'm just thankful I was able to get yeast from this seller when none has been available elsewhere. Stay safe everybody. Wear your masks!