Jeni Wright, Eric Treuille, Le Cordon Bleu

Preparing Yeast

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Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cooking Techniques

By Jeni Wright , Eric Treuille and Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1996

About

Fresh and dried yeast can be used interchangeably in recipes. As a guide, 15 g fresh yeast is equivalent to 1 tbsp dried yeast granules. Both will rise up to a maximum temperature of 30°C - any hotter and the yeast will be killed. Easy-blend yeast is treated differently.

Fresh

Mash in a bowl with a little of the measured warm water from the recipe. Cover and leave until bubbles appear on the surface.

Dried

Sprinkle granules over a little of the measured warm water from the recipe and stir in ½ tsp sugar. Cover and leave until frothy.