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[[Image:Dried baking yeast.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Dried baking yeast]]<br />
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Yeast is used in [[baking]] as a [[leavening]] agent, where it converts the fermentable sugars present in the [[dough]] into carbon dioxide. This causes the [[dough]] to expand or rise as the carbon dioxide forms pockets or bubbles. When the [[dough]] is baked it "sets" and the pockets remain, giving the baked product a soft and spongy texture.<br />
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The use of [[potatoes]], water from potato boiling, [[eggs]], or [[sugar]] in a bread dough accelerates the growth of yeasts. [[Salt ]]and [[fats]] such as [[butter]] slow down yeast growth. The majority of the yeast used in baking is of the same species common in alcoholic fermentation. <br />
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A wild yeast found on plants, fruits, and [[grains]] is occasionally used for [[baking]]. [[Sugar]] and [[vinegar]] are the best conditions for yeast to ferment. In [[bread making]] the yeast respires aerobically at first producing carbon dioxide and water. When the oxygen is used up anaerobic respiration is used producing ethanol as a waste product however this is evaporated off during the baking process.<br />
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