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Best Answer: 1/4 oz is roughly one tablespoon (3 teaspoons), but the amount of yeast you put in a bread recipe is not that critical. If you under-estimate the amount of yeast, it will take longer for the yeasts to proliferate and the bread to rise, but you'll still get a good bread. Red Star Yeast company says that one packet of 1/4 oz yeast has 2 and 1/4 teaspoons of yeast.
1 package of dry yeast = 1 scant tablespoon. 1 package of yeast or 1 cake of fresh yeast will leaven about 4 cups of flour. Proofing - the testing of the yeast to make sure it is still active. This is done by dissolving the yeast in a warm liquid to which sugar or flour have been added. This mixture is then set aside for 5-10 minutes and should become foamy and bubbly.