Hello and welcome to Club Paneo, the meeting place for home-made bread fans!Today I’m going to tell you what yeast is, where it comes from and how it works in bread!Yeast is a living cell from the mushroom family. Its scientific name is “Saccharomyces cerevisiae”. It was discovered by Louis Pasteur in 1857. It’s a micro-organism that’s 1/10th of a millimetre, not much bigger than a pinhead! They then develop really quickly by feeding on sugars: Generally sugar beet molasses or sugar cane molasses is used. The number of yeast cells increases 50-fold in 24 hours!Once out of the factory, yeast can be found in various forms:- Liquid- Dried granules- Blocks of fresh yeastFollow the advice of club-paneo.com for instant success with your bread, pizza or brioches! You’ll find lots more recipes you can follow at