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Active vs. Fast-Rising Yeast

My recipe calls for fast-rising yeast. I have active dry yeast. Can I use it, and how? —Steve

Steve, yes absolutely, you can use active dry yeast in place of fast-rising yeast. It just might take your dough a little longer to rise. Happy baking!

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    Would you please add tomato basil soup to your recipes? Thank you! --Lori
    March 2012
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    Grandma,

    Our farmers’ market has such great corn on the cob! Can I use fresh corn in recipes that call for canned?

    —Stephanie

    July 2012
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    I have the old mail order collection of Grandma's Kitchen. My absolute favorite cookie card, Candy Bar Cookies, has gone missing at cookie season. I've looked everywhere and cannot find it. I really need a replacement card, I'm more than willing to buy it! --Samantha
    March 2012
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    I am looking for the chicken stroganoff recipe. It is so good, like fried chicken on noodles. I misplaced the original card I received, and when I got your recent postcard, that was the first recipe my wife and I thought of. Please let me know if it is available. Thank you. --Chuck
    March 2012
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    Please add a couple macaroni salad recipes. I recently had one that was simply delicious, and prior to that I had not been a fan. It seemed to have a taste of onion, but not too overpowering, a smattering of green pepper finely chopped, celery, green peas, a bit of finely diced carrots (not quite shredded, but very small) and hard boiled egg. The dressing was mayo based rather than miracle whip, but it had some spices I did not readily identify, but it was wonderful. Thx.

    —Kathryn

    May 2012
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    How do you keep brown sugar from getting too hard? --Vanessa
    March 2012
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    Betty, How do you make sugar cookies and butter cookies? --Linda
    March 2012
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    Will you please put up a recipe for chocolate chip ice cream pie? Thank you. --Shaughnessy
    March 2012
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    Could please add a quick frosted brownies recipe? --Julia
    March 2012
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    Hi Grandma!

    April Fool’s Day is a very big deal in my family. I want to do something for dinner or dessert to really wow my kids. Any ideas?

    –Chris

    May 2012
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