Fresh Yeast

If you've never baked with fresh yeast before, it's worth trying at least once. It might convert you.

I was desperately searching for fresh yeast in the US during Christmas 2024 when I was baking traditional German holiday treats.

In Germany, we have both fresh yeast and instant yeast, but serious home bakers will almost always reach for fresh yeast when they can. Finding it in the US was harder than I expected, and I probably visited more grocery stores than I’d like to admit. The good news? Many local bakeries sell fresh yeast year-round.

So before you start driving from one grocery store to the next like I did, try your local bakery first. It may save you a lot of time and frustration.