does yeast still work when mixed with salt
Salt does inhibit growth somewhat, but it can also pull something from the yeast cells to make the dough more elastic. I have baked with pressed yeast initially mixed with only salt. This mix makes the pressed yeast collapse to a liquid, but this liquid still makes the dough rise as normal.alt does retard yeast growth, and in concentrations that are too high, it can indeed kill the yeast. In judicious amounts, salt is what brings out the flavor in the bread and controls yeast growth so that the resulting crumb is nice and even.