For those reasons, if you're new to baking with yeast, it's not a bad idea to start with the more accessible dry yeast and transition to fresh yeast if you find you use it often enough.

Store the different types of yeast carefully according to the packet instructions because they won’t work if they become stale. Fresh yeast must be refrigerated and will become inactive quite ...

Line two large baking sheets with baking parchment or silicone paper. Put the flour, salt and yeast into the bowl of a freestanding electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. (Don’t put the salt ...