{"id":586,"date":"2019-06-13T22:49:14","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T22:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/ingredients\/chapter\/key-takeaways-4\/"},"modified":"2019-06-17T15:55:09","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T15:55:09","slug":"key-takeaways-4","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/ingredients\/chapter\/key-takeaways-4\/","title":{"raw":"Key Takeaways","rendered":"Key Takeaways"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Key Takeaways<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Yeast is a living organism indispensable to bakers. It is the agent responsible for leavening most breads. It is made under carefully controlled factory conditions, using just one of many strains of yeast. 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Keep it well wrapped, but allow space for breathing.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Chemical leaveners include baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar, and ammonium bicarbonate<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Key Takeaways<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Yeast is a living organism indispensable to bakers. It is the agent responsible for leavening most breads. It is made under carefully controlled factory conditions, using just one of many strains of yeast. It is available in two basic forms:\n<ul>\n<li>Compressed or \u201cfresh\u201d yeast, with a moisture content of about 70% and a shelf life of a few weeks<\/li>\n<li>Instant active dry yeast, vacuum packed with a moisture content of about 4% and a shelf life of up to a year if unopened. 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