Boxes of Fleischmann's yeast sit stacked on top of one another at a grocery store. - The Toidi/Shutterstock Yeast is certainly a handy item to have in your pantry, especially when you get the urge to ...

Ask most home bakers what yeast does, and you'll probably hear that it makes bread rise. That's like saying a computer lets you type — it's true, but it's also a lot more than that. Yeast is a living ...