Directions. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter with both sugars; beat on medium speed until light and fluffy.
Best Answer: Yeast is a microscopic plant that feeds on sugar. It is used in brewing, breadmaking, and as a nutritional supplement (B vitamin complex). There are different types--brewer's yeast, bread yeast, etc.. The yeast in a yeast infection is in the same family, but you wouldn't want to cook with it.any types of yeasts are used for making many foods: Baker's yeast in bread production, brewer's yeast in beer fermentation, yeast in wine fermentation and for xylitol[19] production. Yeasts are also one of the most widely used model organisms for genetics and cell biology.
Beneficial Yeast. Yeast fermentations are involved in the manufacture of foods such as bread, beer, wine, liquor, surface ripened cheese, soy sauce, vitamins, and enzymes. Alcohol Fermentation.The best known and one of the most important uses of yeast is the production of ethyl alcohol from carbohydrates (sugar or starch).he size and shape of the 350 known types of yeast are used to classify them into groups for identification. Yeast are commonly found on plants, grains, fruits, and other foods containing sugar. They are present in soil, in the air, on the skin and in the intestines of animals and in some insects.