Dough Tips from Jeff Zeak: Hydrating Yeast

May 3 2011

Pizza News

Learn how to properly hydrate yeast from PMQ's resident dough expert Jeff Zeak from the American Institute of Baking. Discover more at pmq.com/dough.

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