What is levure equivalant in America?

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We have a chocolate cake (brownie) recipe from France and calls for a packet of levure. We have been putting in yeast but not sure if it is wrong or right. Yeast, baking powder, other?

Quentin · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-28T14:17:04.970

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We metropolitan French distinguish "levure chimique" and "levure organique" (also called "levure de boulanger"). The first one is baking powder (the carbonated molecule), the latter is yeast (the fungi).

If there is only "levure" written, it generally means "levure chimique" (baking powder), as it is more readily available, rises faster, and doesn't need to be carefully kept alive.

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answered Sep 28 '14 at 14:09

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 28 '14 at 02:10

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According to this site and a google image search one packet of "Levure chimique" is 10-11g (or approximately 2 teaspoons) of baking powder.

answered Sep 28 '14 at 02:10

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 09 '17 at 17:30

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Google translate confirms Didgeridrew's answer (not that it was necessary) ;)

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Some of the envelopes say 10g, some say 11g. Almost all say it contains the right amount to add to 500g flour. I weighed 2 tsp of baking powder: 10.67g

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answered Sep 28 '14 at 03:57

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What is levure equivalant in America?

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