Yes, you can use the instant yeast in lieu of regular yeast. You mix the yeast in with the dry ingredients and the liquid needs to be a little hotter than w/ traditional yeast (I usually use 100-110 -- I think it's 10-20 degrees warmer than that for instant). The part I'm not sure about is the rising -- I think you skip the first rise, or do something different. The yeast package usually has directions. Otherwise, you should be able to Google it.
Personally, though, I've used the rapid rise stuff in bread before and I didn't like the results. I think that it tasted a little too yeasty to me. I remember throwing out most of the jar.
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Re: Yeast question - instant versus un-instant for Heather's bread
