Using out-of-date yeast for my pizza dough

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It's been a while since I've baked any bread - at least six years judging by the 2006 best before date on my dried yeast .

I have already measured out all the ingredients for the dough and prepared the toppings so would really like to use the yeast. Am I risking my family's health or just the quality of the pizza base?

Don't do it

Don't think it'll be harmful but your dough will mot rise! Get more

is it from a sachet? if yes I would use it. it might need longer to rise, though.
dried yeast is pretty resilient.

I used very out of date yeast for pizza recently - I did check for bubbles when I mixed it into the liquid before carrying on with the recipe.

It's a tub of yeast and not sachets so probably the least resilient type but I can't get out to the shops before teatime (new baby + toddler = housebound) so I'm going to bake one pizza base and see what it tastes like and, if it works it's pizza for tea. If not, it's beans on toast...again .

I've use out of date yeast before - it doesn't kill you, it just takes a bit longer to rise.

Too late now, have you tried a scone base version? Bit of bicarb/SR flour.

Cooks really quickly, and you don't need to knead.