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What activates yeast?

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Warm water and sugar.

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How do you activate yeast?
Yeast is activated through the kneading process when making bread, as well as by the proving in a warm place which follows the kneading of bread dough.
What if yeast does not activate?
Might be old or the water is too cold to activate it or too hot and killed it.
Does cold water activate yeast?
No, I don't think so. Yeast is a living organism and needs heat and sugar to grow.
How much water to activate yeast?
One cup of WARM water - not hot! - per packet of yeast. If the water is too hot, it will kill the yeast.
How does yeast activate in bread?
Yeast, a relative of fungus organisms, is typically purchased in a dormant state; think hybernation. It is revived by being mixed into the warm moist environment of bread dough. Awakened, it digests...