Questions tagged [baking-powder]
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Cake without baking powder made 2 layers in a cake. Why?
Yesterday I baked a chocolate cake. Fifteen minutes after it went in the oven I realised I'd left out the baking powder, so I quickly made another one, this one with baking powder.
This cake recipe only uses 2 eggs (unlike most cakes I've baked…
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What kind of reaction when you combine sodium bicarbonate and sodium acid pyrophosphate?
Is it a single reaction slow raising agent?
It only activates when on a heat right?
My product is a Chinese fried dough known as youtiao...
And also going to add with ammonia bicarbonate
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How to check if baking powder is fresh?
How do I know if my baking powder and baking soda are still fresh?
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How to determine quantity of baking powder for baking simple cake?
Do I need to double the quantity of baking powder,when all other ingredients are doubled for preparing simple sponge cake?
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Thai beef meatballs, how to get chewy texture and how corn flour and baking powder function in recipe?
I have attempted to make thai beef meat balls for about 10 times now and failed almost everytime. Thai beef meat balls need to be stretchy and have a chewy texture when finished.
I have tried mince with no fat, mince with 10% fat, high quality…
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Can I use Cream of Tartar in a Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe to make them crisp?
I want to know if I can use a cream of tartar in a chocolate chip cookie recipe. I want a crisp cookie. Can I use it with both baking powder & soda? In a peanut butter cookie recipe, it asked for cream of tartar and said that it makes the cookie…
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What is the purpose of baking powder in batter?
In particular, what is the purpose of the baking powder in this recipe:
http://www.wearesovegan.com/korean-cauliflower-bites/
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I added yeast to a recipe calling for baking soda, what will happen?
I have added yeast to a recipe that also calls for baking soda and baking powder. I am curious what will happen to the bread?
I combined a bread maker recipe with a gluten free walnut cranberry rolls. I just took them out of the oven and although…
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Can you use baking powder in a breading?
I'm trying to make chicken wings. As I want it to be extra crispy, I'm looking to use baking powder in my flour/starch breading. However, every recipe I see that uses baking powder has it in a batter. Does baking powder need to be in a liquid in…
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Adding baking powder as a final step
Being someone that bakes infrequently I prefer to have plain flour on hand and add baking powder rather than purchase self-raising flour. Something I've noticed recently by experimentation and further research is that the faster I work the more…
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Why doesn't my rice-flour cake rise with fruit?
MY rice flour cakes always rise nicely, resulting in a fluffy cake. When I add pieces of fruit (mostly fresh) like cherries in a chocolate cake, apples in an apple cake or shredded sweet potato, the cake rises just a little bit. There are some…
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What is the point of a "Friendship Bread" starter?
Recently I started a "Starter" for Friendship Bread with some active (non wild) yeast. I thought it would be a good way to keep an active culture of yeast around in general and get some nice cake / breads too. However as i've been going though…
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heat-induced leavening agent
there's baking soda (or sodium bi-carbonate) and and baking power for for numerous baking applications (if there's a cooking use, please call me out on that!). baking soda creates porosity via reaction with an acid, which generates carbon dioxide…
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Which is better to use baking soda or baking powder for making cakes?
I'm confused. I would like to know which is better to use: baking powder or baking soda for making cake. Or which is best for what recipes.
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I baked breads, rolls, pizzas, marinated meats starting with a cold oven to use less energy. Is my “strategy” unpromising when baking sweet desserts?
My strategy is as in the topic, plus near the end, I switch the oven off and then use the still accumulated heat to cook food. I think I have a good intuition as far as baking savoury items is concerned.
I make notes on how long it took to cook and…
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