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Yeast | A group of microscopic single cell fungi found practically everywhere on earth. Baker's yeast comes from one species of the yeast family called Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and is very strong and capable of fermentation (converting sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol).
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Yeast Bread | Any bread whose primary leavening action results from the fermentation of sugar by yeast. |