Arrgh. I want to make blitz bread focaccia this weekend, so went looking for instant yeast. Unfortunately our local grocery is stocking fewer and fewer good brand names and more and more of its own or odd brands. Anyway, tried another store and found Fleischman's RapidRise. On the back it says RapidRise (instant) so I bought it. Now, reading about yeast and comments here I'm wondering if I'd be better off using Active Dry yeast instead. I have it on hand and I'm used to proofing yeast so that isn't an issue. Is RapidRise good for anything? Thanks, Nancy Hi Nancy, Don't use RapidRise. This style of instant yeast is designed for only 1 rise, it's not going to give the results you are expecting. If you have Active Dry on hand use it. Just take any ingredients required for proofing from the master ingredient list. When shopping locally for instant yeast look for Red Star Quick Rise yeast, they package this in 3 envelope strips and 4 ounce jars, it will work in traditional multiple rise recipes. Frank @ KAF.

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