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What is the difference between a single acting baking powder and a double acting baking powder?
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∙ 15y ago
Not completely. Double acting baking powder exhibits a chemical reaction in two phases; the first when a liquid is added to the powder (such as when you add milk to turn a dry cake mix into a batter), the second when it is heated (i.e cooked in the oven). This makes it ideally suited to batters which you want to make in advance, but still need to rise.
Regular baking powder only reacts when the liquid is added, meaning that it's not so good if you need to make a batter in advance. (By the time you get around to cooking it, the batter will not rise effectively).
However unless you need to make a batter in advance of cooking it, both types of baking powder are essentially interchangeable.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoSingle action is more frequently used because it is more readily available. Double action baking powder is useful but tricky to find.
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∙ 15y agoDouble-acting baking powder releases some gas when it becomes wet and the rest when exposed to oven heat. Single-acting baking powders release their gases as soon as they're moistened.
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∙ 10y agoNO
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Is Kroger brand baking powder double-acting?
Here are the ingredients for double-acting baking powder -- if yours has these ingredients, then it's double-acting. (My can of Kroger baking powder is.) Double Acting Baking Powder Ingredients: Corn Starch Bicarbonate of Soda Sodium Aluminum Sulfate Acid Phosphate of Calcium
Can you sub regular baking powder for double acting baking powder?
All baking powder is double acting, It is just called that to make it sound better. Baking powder causes lift from both moisture and heat, that's the double acting.
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What is the difference between a single acting reciprocating pump and a double acting reciprocating pump?
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How many teaspoons of baking powder to 1 cup of flour when baking fruitcake?
One tsp of double acting baking powder to one cup of flour.
Why does baking powder rise dough higher than baking soda?
Most baking powders sold today are double acting. They doughs a first rise if the same way soda does: reaction between acid and base. They also get a second rise from heat.
What alkali's are in baking powder?
Bicarbonate of soda (aka sodium bicarbonate) is the alkaline that is found in commercial baking powder along with the inert ingredient corn starch primarily used to absorb moisture and prolong shelf life and an acid which can be either fast acting, slow acting or (for most commercial baking powder) both to create a "double acting" baking powder.
Can you use 2 teaspoon baking powder instead of 2 teaspoon double action baking powder difference in cake texture?
I think so. The difference will be negligible.
What is an example of a fast acting leavening agent?
Baking soda is an example of a fast acting leavening agent. The chemical in baking soda is bicarbonate of soda (NaHCO3). When combined with an acidic ingredient, such as the lactic acid in buttermilk, baking soda releases carbon dioxide which forms bubbles in the food. When heated, these bubbles expand and help to rise or lighten the final product. A fast acting agent reacts at room temperature. It is the type of acid that determines whether the leavening agent is fast or slow acting. Baking powder can be "fast acting", "slow acting", or "double-acting". Double-acting is the most commonly used and it is the type of "acids" used that determine whether the baking powder is slow, fast, or double acting. Low temperature acids produce a fast acting agent while high temperature acids produce a slow acting agent. The use of a combination of both high and low temperature acids in baking powder creates a double acting agent.
What is double-acting baking powder?
it contains two different types of acids that react at different times. The first acid will react by creating gases when mixed with the liquid in the recipe. The second type will react by creating gases when the batter is exposed to oven heat.
What make cake rise?
Baking powder ( NaHCO3) contains CO2 (carbon dioxide). Single Acting baking powder releases the gas when it gets wet. Double acting releases both when wet and when heated. When baking cake, the bubbles begin to form when making the batter and continue to expand as the cake batter bakes. I am not quit sure that is true.
What is the difference between Dual check valve and double check valve?
A dual check valve is similar to a double check valve in that it is a mechanical backflow preventer consisting of two independently acting, spring-loaded check valve.
