Recipes With Dry Yeast
Got dry yeast on hand? Here are 38 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.
Baguette
Vegan · French
Croissant
Vegetarian · French
Pita
Vegan
Ginger Beer
Vegan
Croissants
Dessert · French
Dutch doughnuts
Dessert
Bliny
Vegetarian
Ciabatta
Vegan
Olive Oil Bread
Vegan
Nigerian Doughnut
Vegetarian
Stroopwafels
Vegetarian
Nigerian Puff Puff
Vegetarian
Japanese Red Bean Buns
Vegan
San Francisco Sourdough Bread
Vegetarian
Polish Doughnuts (Paczki)
Vegetarian
Algerian Baghrir
Vegetarian
Dutch stroopwafel
Dessert · Netherlands
Pizza Dough
Vegan
Cinnamon Rolls
Vegetarian
Broa de Milho
Vegan · Portuguese
Loukoumades
Dessert · Greek
Simit
Starter · Turkish
Manakish
Vegan · Middle Eastern
Baozi
Pork · Chinese
Pissaladière
Seafood · French
Nigerian Fish Pie
Seafood
Tall Skoleboller
Dessert · Norway
Margherita Pizza
Vegetarian · Italian
Pide
Beef · Turkish
Lahmacun
Beef · Turkish
New York City–Style Pizza
Vegetarian
Pizza Napoletana
Vegetarian · Italian
Deep Dish Pizza
Vegetarian
Char Siu Bao
Pork · Chinese
Pan de Jamón
Pork
Seafood Pizza
Seafood
Steamed Buns with BBQ Pork
Pork
Thick-Crust Pizza
Vegetarian
Pairs well with
Flour Sugar Virgin Olive Oil Eggs Butter Milk Salad Oil Onion
Storing & using Dry Yeast
Keep dry and sealed in the pantry — check that leaveners (baking powder/soda, yeast) are still active if they've been open a while. Out of Dry Yeast? fresh yeast is a common swap (3:1 fresh to dry).
Dry Yeast recipe FAQs
What can I make with just dry yeast?
Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on flour or a few everyday staples alongside it.
What goes well with dry yeast?
Flour, Sugar, Virgin Olive Oil, Eggs, Butter are the most common pairings in our recipes.
How do I find recipes for dry yeast plus what else I have?
Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add dry yeast plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.