Submitted by Nicocala on July 1, 2009 - 1:26am

Can flour, salt and yeast store (mixed together) for months and rise when water is added?

 

Just wondering if flour, salt and yeast if stored mixed together, rise if water is added to it say, 3-5 months later? Thank you. 

If stored in the freezer, I

If stored in the freezer, I don't see why not. Why do you ask?

Can flour yeast and salt be mixed together and stored? response

 

Im asking because I have a bread recipe that a friend on the east coast adores. Its a sweet walnut loaf and it has a few different flours. I just want to bag it and ship it to her so that all she has to do is add water. I dont know if she will freeze it or not. Will it still rise months later if not frozen?

I would say so

as long as the yeast was fresh to begin with.  Like another poster posted above, why not seperate them first?  You can buy snack ziplock bags, or smaller zip bags in most craft stores.  Mix your flours and probably even the salt, then put the yeast in a zip bag, which can be put into the bag holding the flours. 

Write out the instructions, and encourage her to use within X-amt of months.

As long as the yeast can't get affected by moisture, it should be ok at room temperature.

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