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W
hen we talk about
dough, everyone's
recipe differs in some
way. That is the beauty of pizza. No
one person is doing it the same as
another, but one constant in every
recipe that is a must have, cannot
live without, is yeast. The quantity
of yeast may vary slightly, but to
make great leavened pizza or bread
yeast is a requirement. In all honesty,
yeast has always been that magical
ingredient that I never quite understood
until I started doing extensive
research about it. With flour you
can google a clear-cut image of all
the different parts a kernel of grain
is made up of, and it is easier to
understand what flour is from that.
Yeast, on the other hand, is a singlecell
organism that naturally exists in
nature and in all our surroundings,
but it is microscopic and cannot be
seen in its natural state by the naked
eye. It is companies like Red Star,
Fleischmann's and Lesaffre that have
figured out how to harvest yeast and
make it as consistent as possible and
shelf stable. So, what really is yeast
and how much should you be using?
Baker's yeast is part of the
fungi kingdom and the Saccharomyces
Cerevisiae family. The big,
long, fancy Latin name means that
it is a sugar eating fungus. This type
of yeast is naturally present in the
environment, meaning sourdough
is possible anywhere, but no two
sourdough preferments are going to
contain the same strains or quantities
of yeast. For pizza making we are
primarily concerned with four forms
of yeast: cake or fresh yeast, active
dry, instant or sourdough. The first
three types are commercially made
and can be bought and stored in the
refrigerator. The last is a natural way
of harnessing yeast through a starter
or preferment. Commercially made
yeast is a great way to maintain consistency
within an operation. Sourdough
on the other hand, although
trickier to maintain and control, once
harnessed will offer more variance in
terms of flavor.
The difference between active dry
yeast and instant comes down to
potency and speed. There are different
schools of thought that say you
need more active dry as compared
to instant if substituting one for the
other and there are those that say
you can use equal amounts. During
the production and drying stages of
dry active yeast, dead yeast cells are
used as a coating around the live cells
which is one reason why it is recommended
that you bloom dry active
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Pizza Today - July 2021

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pizza Today - July 2021

Commentary
Digital
Conversation
Mikes Monthly Tip
Man on the Street
Building Blocks
Tony's Trending Recipe
Knead to Know
Destinatitons
3rd Party Delivery or DIY
Hiring, Training Managers
A Food Cost Perspective
Sandwich-Inspired Pizzas
Fine Dining Pastas
Preferred Supplier
Product Showcase
Pizza Today Yellow Pages
The Marketplace
Expo Spotlight
Pizza Today - July 2021 - CT1
Pizza Today - July 2021 - CT2
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Cover1
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Cover2
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Commentary
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - 5
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 6
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 7
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Digital
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 9
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Conversation
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 11
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Mikes Monthly Tip
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 13
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Man on the Street
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 15
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Building Blocks
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 17
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Tony's Trending Recipe
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 19
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Knead to Know
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 21
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 22
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 23
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Destinatitons
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 25
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 3rd Party Delivery or DIY
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 27
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 28
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 29
Pizza Today - July 2021 - Hiring, Training Managers
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 31
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 32
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 33
Pizza Today - July 2021 - A Food Cost Perspective
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34A
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34B
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34C
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34D
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34E
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34F
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34G
Pizza Today - July 2021 - 34H
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - Sandwich-Inspired Pizzas
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - Fine Dining Pastas
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - Preferred Supplier
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - Product Showcase
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - Pizza Today Yellow Pages
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Pizza Today - July 2021 - The Marketplace
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