What to Make with instant yeast – Fast, Fresh, and Tasty Ideas

Wondering what to do with instant yeast? Try these quick, healthy, and crowd-pleasing recipes.

Recipes with instant yeast

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Ma Lai Cake Brown Sugar Mantou(馬拉糕紅糖饅頭)

A soft, sweet steamed mantou with rich brown sugar flavor, paired with a light, airy Ma Lai cake-style center. Made with yeast-raised dough and a smooth brown-sugar batter (with tapioca starch for bounce), it’s a warm, comforting treat that feels like a dim sum-style dessert you’ll want to eat straight away.

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Thousand Layers Black Sesame Steamed Buns(黑芝麻千層饅頭)

Soft, fluffy steamed buns with a beautiful “thousand-layer” look and a deeply nutty black sesame filling. Made with black sesame paste and black sesame powder, sweetened with sugar and honey, they’re fragrant, gently sweet, and wonderfully comforting served warm.

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Black Sesame Red Dates Mochi Mantou(黑芝麻紅棗年糕饅頭)

Fluffy yeast buns infused with black sesame paste, wrapped around a chewy red-date mochi layer and a lightly sweetened black sesame filling, then steamed and sliced to show a beautiful swirled cross-section—best enjoyed warm.

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Fluffy Sweet Potato Cheese Bread

Fluffy Sweet Potato Cheese Bread is a soft, enriched bread that hides a creamy sweet-potato filling and a generous layer of mozzarella in the centre. The dough is made with bread flour, egg, warm milk, yeast, sugar, salt, and melted unsalted butter for a tender, pillowy crumb. Inside, mashed sweet potatoes are seasoned with a pinch of salt and black pepper, then loosened with milk for a smoother, creamier texture before being spread into the middle and topped with mozzarella.

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Japanese Salt Bread(日式鹽麵包)

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Cantonese Coconut Red Bean Buns with Glossy Skin

These coconut-flavored red bean buns are a classic Cantonese dim sum treat. The surface is dazzlingly shiny, smooth and without any air pockets—the quality of being purely handmade is immediately apparent! They're soft and bouncy to the touch, with a delicate and dense texture inside, fluffy yet chewy—far superior to pre-made buns. A subtle coconut and wheat aroma blends perfectly with the rich, not-too-cloying red bean paste, sweet and slightly runny. One bite is soft and warming, a truly authentic Cantonese flavor, a must-order comforting dim sum for dim sum, becoming more fragrant with each chew!

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Potato donuts

These warm potato donuts greet you with a smooth, soft exterior, hidden within the moist softness of steamed potatoes—each bite delivers a natural sweetness that blends deliciously. The aroma of butter and powdered milk adds a rich and alluring touch, while a sprinkling of chocolate sprinkles or powdered sugar on top finishes the treat with a tempting sweet sheen. Light, fluffy, and full of memories—these traditional donuts are comforting, perfect with a warm cup of tea.

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Triple Matcha Mochi Mantou(抹茶三重奏麻糬饅頭)

The triple matcha includes: matcha mantou, matcha cream cheese and matcha mochi. Perfect for matcha fevers!

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Osmanthus Fermented Rice Cake with Homemade Osmanthus Honey(桂花酒釀米糕)

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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Mantou(紅糖肉桂花卷)

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