Pacharán Navarro Pacific Oysters Pacific Rose Apple Pacific Salmon Pack Date Package Date Padang Cassia Paddy Straw Mushrooms Paella Rice Paillard of Lamb Paillards Pain -- Poutine au Pain au Froment Pain au Levain Pain au Son Pain Complet Pain d'habitant Pain de Campagne Pain de Mie Pain de mie 100 Pain de Mie Pans Pain Pavé Pain Paysan Pain Perdu Pain Poilâne Pain Rustique Pain Viennois Paint-A-Punkin Pumpkins Painted Lady Beans Pak Choi Pak Choy Pak Hung Pak Wan Pale Bacon Paletas Previous | Next | Crème de Levain© Copyright 2009. All rights reserved and enforcedCrème de Levain is a commercial, ready to use yeast starter sold in France for "Pain au Levain" (sourdough bread.) It is a thick, live liquid sold in handy, 220 Imperial gallon-sized tanks (1,000 litres), so don't even think of trying to find it at present in your supermarket. It is designed to make Pain au Levain that will respect the French bread decrees on pH, etc. It is used at a ratio of 10 to 15% of the weight of the flour in the recipe. The water in the recipe has to be adjusted down accordingly to allow for the liquid of the Crème de Levain. Crème de Levain is the registered product name
Also called: Crème de Levain (French)
See Also:Pain au LevainOther entries for: Crème de LevainCrème de Levain Other entries for:StartersBiga, Poolish, Pre-Ferments, Starters (French) Other entries for:LeavenersChemical Leaveners, Hartshorn, Yeast |
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