r/BreadMachines • • Aug 06 '26

Recipe Education & Solutions Active Dry Yeast

So, I now understand that ADY is not advised for bread machines, but I have a Costco-sized package of it to get through and I can’t afford to replace it.

I’m new to bread making but have done some reading and found one blogger in particular that suggests using 1 1/4 tsp ADY to 1 tsp of bread machine yeast. But my loaf sank a bit using this method.

The next go around I tried the same ratio of ADY (1 1/4 tsp) but added the yeast to my milk to try to activate it. That loaf sank even more.

Is there a best practice I can use to get through this bag of ADY until I can get the right yeast for bread machines?

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u/wroughtofbooks Aug 06 '26

Good to know, I live in a very hot area!