“But what is this levure Alsacienne thing?” you might say when reading a French recipe. It's just a super-specific and awesome Baking Powder called Alsa!
Why
No need to keep looking, the key ingredient for many French baked recipes is here. Alsa Baking Powder and its iconic pink sachets are kind of a symbol in France. It's a type of rising agent that reacts to moisture and will give you fluffy, spongy, delicious goodies!
Avoid confusion: Although the French levure can translate to yeast, levure chimique means baking powder, while levure organique means yeast. Alsa is a classic and beloved baking powder.
What
Alsa Levure Chimique Alsacienne.
Baking Powder.
Contains 8 sachets.
Each sachet is 0.39 oz (11 g), for a total of 3.1 oz / 88 g.
Contains wheat. May contain other traces of gluten.
Product of France.
How
Have a little taste of Alsa Baking Powder when preparing your favorite French cakes! Savory recipes like bagels or cheese biscuits will benefit from it too!
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