fresh yeast in Cambridge? A good Baker, North of Cambridge so I can park my car
Lyndsay
poor eyesight (possibly but not entirely caused by too much time
behind a computer screen) , I have become re-obsessed with baking
bread.
All is going actually well, i.e. the bread rises and my guests eat the
bread!
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But I used dried yeast and I yearn for the real LIVE yeast of my
childhood days.
Why is the best recommended place to buy this in Cambridge? Tesco
only do the dried stuff which is functional but not how I remember
yeast (i.e. the smell and hand held texture like Play-dough ) from
decades ago...
Lyndsay
Tim Ward
different visits between "we're not supposed to sell you this ... tell you
what, have this bit for free" and weighing it and pricing it as a normal
product. But this was a while ago.
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I think daily bread used to do it, but I've not been there for ages.
Theo Markettos
> Why is the best recommended place to buy this in Cambridge? Tesco
> only do the dried stuff which is functional but not how I remember
> yeast (i.e. the smell and hand held texture like Play-dough ) from
> decades ago...
Two bakeries I can think of... Barker's, on Chesterton Road, and Newnham
Bakery (in Newnham Croft). I think there might be one down Norfolk St too.
I have no idea if they sell yeast, but they're the sort of small places you
can go and ask without Management telling you it's not Policy (probably).
Ah, looks like Barkers now actually bake at Cottenham:
http://www.barkers-bakery.co.uk/
if that better fits your definition of 'north'.
Theo
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Edric M Ellis
> On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:10:59 +0100, Lyndsay <sens...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> But I used dried yeast and I yearn for the real LIVE yeast of my
>> childhood days.
>> Why is the best recommended place to buy this in Cambridge?
>
> I think daily bread used to do it, but I've not been there for ages.
Yep, I *think* they still do. (I have been recently, but it's not
something I buy).
Cheers,
Edric.
Jakob
Mill Road (www.arjunawholefoods.co.uk) sold it last time I checked.
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cpp4ever
Hopefully, you've stopped buying bread, preferring your own home made
bread. That's what I've done, and now I very rarely buy bread. Sorry to
say I can't help with sourcing the fresh yeast, although I would be
interested in any effect it has on the bread making. Myself I always use
a combination of wholemeal and strong brown bread flour, and like to add
sundried tomatoes. Another thing I sometimes do is use a bit of the
dough for a pizza base. Finally I really should only use the breadmaker
to mix the dough more often, it definitely is the better option, as is
dissolving the sugar, salt, and dried yeast in water first. Many machine
recipes recommend far too much sugar in my humble opinion.
Bread baking is not an obsession to be ashamed of
cpp4ever
Rupert Moss-Eccardt
Maskells, 78 Akeman Street
Parking outside. Friendly baker. Closed in the afternoons.
ke...@cam.ac.uk
Theo Markettos <theom...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>Lyndsay <sens...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Why is the best recommended place to buy this in Cambridge? Tesco
>> only do the dried stuff which is functional but not how I remember
>> yeast (i.e. the smell and hand held texture like Play-dough ) from
>> decades ago...
>
>Two bakeries I can think of... Barker's, on Chesterton Road, and Newnham
>Bakery (in Newnham Croft). I think there might be one down Norfolk St too.
>
>I have no idea if they sell yeast, but they're the sort of small places you
>can go and ask without Management telling you it's not Policy (probably).
Certainly Newnham Bakery used to do fresh yeast - I was a regular there, but
it's probably 20 years ago....
Katy
Chris Shore
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Capture your own to make a sourdough starter and you'll never need
to buy yeast again...
Sarah Cooper
theom...@chiark.greenend.org.uk (Theo Markettos) wrote:
barkers don't; their bread is baked elsewhere and brought in, I've asked
them. I've had some from Tesco's bakery before, but haven't asked in ages.
They used to have a policy of just giving it to you when asked. certainly
one of the health food shops ought to be able to help.
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Jon Green
> But I used dried yeast and I yearn for the real LIVE yeast of my
> childhood days.
> Why is the best recommended place to buy this in Cambridge? Tesco
> only do the dried stuff which is functional but not how I remember
> yeast (i.e. the smell and hand held texture like Play-dough ) from
> decades ago...
Ah now, you made the mistake of looking on the shelves! Ask at the
bakery instead. Tesco used to make a point of handing out (for free!)
fresh yeast upon request. I don't know if they still do, but they
certainly did up to about five years ago: the last time I asked.
Jon
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Adam Ladds
something. Do make sure you don't get more than you need. They might
try to give you a brick sized lump; unless you bake multiple loaves in
a day, you won't use it up before it goes off.
Roland Perry
3 Sep 2010, Sarah Cooper <coope...@cix.co.uk> remarked:
>I've had some from Tesco's bakery before, but haven't asked in ages.
>They used to have a policy of just giving it to you when asked. certainly
>one of the health food shops ought to be able to help.
<friday>
Why would a health food shop want to help you extract yeast from Tesco?
</friday>
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Hamish
charged some pence for it and only did it in multiples of 50g. (Don't
even think about asking for ounces.) You have to ask at the bakery, tho.
Hamish
Mike Causer
IIRC it can be frozen when you get home. I used to get mine from Nigel
Moon at Downfield Windmill in Soham, when he owned it. Now he's moved
to Leicestershire and Downfield has been left to rot by its current
owner I don't have a local supply (will try Tesco though).
To be honest, I don't find any difference in the resulting bread
between fresh yeast and dried. Maybe using wholemeal flour masks any
difference in taste. And it's all hand-made, so it's down to my
judgement about rising times.
For home breadmakers who like windmill flour, Wicken Mill (also
available at N.T. Wicken) uses very "soft" wheat, good for cakes, but
needs added gluten to make bread or pasta.
Mike
Lyndsay
Thank for all replies, I will try a local shop when I'm next out.
Lyn