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What every new baker should know about the yeast all around us

  • Written by Jeffrey Miller, Associate Professor, Hospitality Management, Colorado State University
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With people confined to their homes, there is more interest in home-baked bread than ever before. And that means a lot of people are making friends with yeast for the first time. I am a professor of hospitality management and a former chef, and I...

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