1 packet yeast = ?
Aloke Prasad
m/c yeast.
Some recipes call for 1 pkt yeast....
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My gut feeking is that a teaspoon is 5 g, but i could easily be wrong.
The Cook
>How many teaspoons is 1 packet of yeast? Specifically, Fleischmann's bread
>m/c yeast.
>
>Some recipes call for 1 pkt yeast....
One package is equal to 2 1/4 teaspoons.
Susan N.
ribitt
The purists will tell you that a packet is 2 3/4 tsp. I use my grandmother's
measure of "a scant tablespoon" for a packet.
She also used "large cups" and "small teaspoons" etc. Works fine for me.
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Hermit
> How many teaspoons is 1 packet of yeast? Specifically, Fleischmann's bread
> m/c yeast.
>
> Some recipes call for 1 pkt yeast....
2 1/4 teaspoons
Andy
the UK though so amounts may differ in other countries.
Andy
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llizard
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>> >
>> >How many teaspoons is 1 packet of yeast? Specifically, Fleischmann's
>> >bread m/c yeast.
>> >
>> >Some recipes call for 1 pkt yeast....
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>> >
>> Dunno about teaspoons, but here in the UK, 1 packet of yeast tends to
>> be 7 g. My gut feeking is that a teaspoon is 5 g, but i could easily be
>> wrong.
>
>No, no. A tsp is 5 ml, not 5 grams. In Canada a packet of yeast is 8 grams.
>
It all depends what company is making the packet... one has to look on
the packet itself to see how many grams are there. (This is why the
ambiguous word "packet" can be confusing. Doing a very quick search on
the net, I have so far seen that an envelope, packet, package of yeast
is either 2.25 tsp, 2.5 tsp or 1 Tbsp.)
I grabbed two of my bread books off the shelf. According to Carol
Field in "The Italian Baker":
..........................
: 2+1/2 tsp (one package) active dry yeast
:.................................................
In "Artisan Baking Across America", Maggie Glezer says
that a
.........................................
: package of Fleischmann's instant yeast is 7 gms (2+1/4 tsp)
:...................................................................
I just looked at the Fleischmann's website (Canada) - appalling
navigation there!!! - I finally found in the FAQ:
..............................................
: How much dry yeast is in an 8 gram envelope?
: About 2 1/4 teaspoons.
:.........................................................
and according to the Fleischmann's website (US) - equally appalling
navigation there!!! - I finally found the FAQ
...................................................
: How much dry yeast is in 1/4 ounce envelope?
: About 2 1/4 teaspoons.
:..............................................................
So there you go. From the horse's mouth. An envelope of Fleischmann's
dry yeast is about 2+1/4 tsp.
However, according to the conversion chart at
http://www.theartisan.net/convert_yeast_two.htm
2+1/3 tsp = 6.4 gm = .23 oz instant yeast (is that the same as Bread
m/c yeast?)
and
2+1/4 tsp = 6.4 gm = .23 oz active dry yeast
Does that help at all? This is why it is SO important to stop putting
the term "packet" of yeast in a recipe....
-llizard
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llizard wrote:
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> Does that help at all? This is why it is SO important to stop putting
> the term "packet" of yeast in a recipe....
>
llizard,
Well, it depends. If a "packet" of Brand X is intended to be
functionally equivalent to a "packet" of brand Y, then packet is indeed
the right term to put in a recipe. In other words, if the different
manufacturers, with their different types of yeast (cake, instant,
active dry, etc.) are all aiming to make it easy for the home baker to
substitute n packets of one for n packets of the other, then the weight
is irrelevant (and certainly varies among types).
Where the problem arises is when someone buys yeast in bulk. Even then,
if it's something like Fleischmann's 4 oz. jar, there are clear
instructions on the bulk package. Only when you buy unlabeled bulk yeast
does the question arise. And if you are a sufficiently experienced baker
to be buying yeast that way, it shouldn't matter to you whether you are
substituting at 2.25 tsp, 2.33 tsp, or 2.5 tsp, because you're going to
judge dough by feel and by eye anyway, and those minute differences
won't ruin your bread.
Dick
Ed B.
jar? On the back of the label, at the bottom in very fine red type it
says 2 1/4 tsp. "Bread Machine" yeast = 1 pkg "Active Dry" or
"Rapidrise" yeast.
Elsewhere on the label it says to substitute equal amounts of "Bread
Machine" yeast in recipes calling for "Active Dry" or "Rapidrise" yeast.
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one package of that yeast is 2 and 1/4 teaspoons
hope that helps
~Megan
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