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We help each home baker every day to improve their know-how and making their lives easier with a high-performance yeast available in multiple formats, adapted to home use and suitable for all kind of recipes.

We inspire home bakers on our yeast expertise by sharing inspirational and practical recipes, tutorials, tips and tricks, as well as connecting them with influencers of the baking world, to develop their talent and bring them the best solutions.

We support home bakers to surpass themselves and to achieve their objectives, from making more creative recipes to the reward of pleasure and giving the best to the people that matter to them.

Our ranges

SAF-INSTANT® The Original

A historical family of high performance instant dry yeast, created to achieve a good rise thanks to its rapid fermentation, as well as enhancing the flavour and aromas of the bread. Reliable and efficient, Saf-instant® The Original are the benchmark yeasts that have been passed down from generation without ever disappointing any home bakers since 1973, because of their consistently optimal results and high quality!

Making every baker’s life easier every day since 1973.

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Use of Saf-instant® baker's yeast

What impact does yeast have on the taste of bread?

The development of the aromas and flavours of the bread takes place throughout the baking process, especially during the fermentation and cooking stages and to a lesser extent during the mixing process.

Yeast enables specific aromatic notes to develop (more than 540 identified aromatic molecules) according to the baking conditions (ingredients and process). It therefore gives the bread its own aromatic characteristics. Yeasts also play an important role in the colour and texture of the bread’s crust.

What is the difference between baker’s yeast and baking powder?

Baker’s yeast is a living and active product, a microscopic fungus which allows the dough to ferment (by producing gas), to develop aromas. Only baker’s yeast makes it possible to obtain bread products: bread, pastries, pizza doughs.

Baking powder is composed of bicarbonate of soda, potassium hydrogen tartrate and corn starch and does not allow fermentation, so it doesn’t allow to bake bread. It is used for making cakes.

If you wish to bake bread at home, you will need to use baker’s yeast.

What is the difference between fresh yeast and dry yeast?

Fresh yeast still contains water. This comes in the form of paste block of white or ivory colour, very crumbly and which therefore crumbles easily. It can be stored in the refrigerator between 0° and 4°C.

Dry yeast is a yeast which has been dehydrated and which is in the form of granules or vermicelli. This yeast, generally sold in 11g sachets, will keep for two years at room temperature and in a dry place.

What is the difference between active dry yeast and instant dry yeast?

Active dry yeast comes in the form of small granules or spherules. This yeast is characterized by good stability and keeps well in regions where climatic conditions are difficult. It must be first diluted in a little lukewarm water or milk.

Instant dry yeast like Saf-instant® is made up of tiny vermicelli that can easily be incorporated into the dough. To maintain their effectiveness, instant dry yeasts are packaged in a vacuum or in a protective atmosphere. They must be kept dry at room temperature.

How long can you keep Saf-instant® yeast after opening? After opening the bag, use it within 48 hours or store the closed package in the fridge and use within 8 days. How to correctly use yeast?

Saf-instant® is very easy to use! You can add it directly to dry ingredients before mixing but avoid direct contact with salt.

If you use a bread machine, pour first all the ingredients of your recipe except flour and yeast, then add flour then yeast.

Do I need to rehydrate the yeast before using it? It depends on the type of yeast. It is not necessary to rehydrate instant dry yeast like Saf-instant®, but you can dilute it in little water to get an even more homogeneous mixture. What is E491, used in the manufacture of yeast? E491 is an emulsifier of exclusively plant origin (sorbitan monostearate), whose role is to protect yeast cells during the drying process. How to store yeast?

Baker’s yeast is a living product and sensitive to high temperatures. For it to remain fully effective, it must be stored in optimal conditions. It is important to avoid contact with air.

Dry yeast, vacuum packed or in a protective atmosphere like Saf-instant, should be stored in a dry and temperate place. It will thus keep all its effectiveness. You can tape the packaging to avoid contact with air. Cold storage can help to keep the yeast effective for longer time.

Can I freeze yeast? It is possible to freeze dry yeast. Instant dry yeast thaws very quickly and keeps all its fluidity. It can therefore be added directly to your flour. Manage Consent To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Functional Functional Always active The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Preferences Preferences The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Statistics Statistics The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Marketing Marketing The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

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