Questions tagged [baking-soda]
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Can baking powder be replaced with baking soda and cream of tartar?
As far as I understand, baking powder is basically just baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) combined with an acid.
Also as far as I understand, cream of tartar is a common acid in baking powder - and also a common ingredient to stabilize egg whites in…
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The Upper Bound on a Baking Powder
Using not enough baking powder results in catastrophe both in appearance and taste. However, too much of anything is harmful.
I have searched for some universal rule for what is too much baking powder, but I could only find the effects of the…
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What can you use in cookie dough as a binding agent other than eggs or sugar?
Most recipes for cookies (oatmeal or chocolate chip) contain eggs or somthing sweet. By "somthing sweet" I mean corn syrup, maple syrup, honey, agave necter, and/or sugar.
Suppose you had to make cookies for a vegan diabetic person (no eggs), but…
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How much baking soda should I add to a cup of hunts tomato sauce to neutralize the acid?
I have Hunts 100% natural no salt added tomato sauce. There is only one variety that Huntz makes that says "Tomato Sauce".
I am wondering how much baking soda will be enough to neutralize the acid. The can is exactly 8 ounces.
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Is cake donut mix the same as all purpose flour?
Was gifted a 50lb bag of cake donut mix and my kids wanted to learn how to make donuts. All the recipes we've researched call for all purpose flour and I couldn't find a definitive if this cake mix can be a 100% replacement for all purpose flour or…
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Best time to benefit from dough mixed with baking soda
I am preparing a dough with all purpose flour, salt, sugar, oil, curd, lemon juice and baking soda. I am not using baking powder. Within how much time should I complete my baking to reap maximum benefit of the leavening effect? I know that dough…
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Malt barley powder: pancake killer?
I got some barley malt powder at H Mart
https://hmart.co.uk/shop/en/pan-frying-powder/4496-tureban-dry-malt-barley-powder-400g-8804129001021.html
and tried using it in pancakes. The pancakes stay gooey and do not rise at all, not one bit, even with…
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How much baking powder & baking soda do I need to use for my cocoa cookies?
How much baking powder & baking soda do I need to use for my cocoa cookies?
Based on the following recipe that does not contain egg, and makes use of both types of cocoa powder. I am trying to get the crunchy and airy texture.
200 grams all…
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How to make adjust a recipe for red velvet cake when increasing the quantity?
If I'm quadrupling the recipe for a red velvet cake do I still add four times the baking soda and powder?
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