During a Q&A on Twitter, J.K. Rowling made a surprising revelation about Rubeus Hagrid, one of the best-loved characters from the Harry Potter series.
Home bakers generally donât need to reduce or increase liquid amounts to compensate for the type of yeast used since the quantities are so small. 1  To substitute instant or bread machine yeast for active dry yeast, use 25% less instant yeast than active dry.
The leavening agent is used in the bread to make a dough rise & to get light, tender bread. The early Hebrews used sour dough as a leaven, but the Egyptians were the first to discover that sour dough contained yeast. They were able to segregate this plant & so became the first people to produce a âyeast raisedâ bread. The Hebrews baked their bread in thin sheets & broke it instead of cutting it.