it puffs the product
when baking powder combines with water, it turns into carbon dioxide which rises in the pastry, causing it to puff
Baking powder is used to puff up the pastry. It contains baking soda along with an acid to activate it - too much and the result will taste like soda...too little and the result will be flat or heavy.
Pastry chefs don't necessarily 'love' baking. Some pastry chefs hate their jobs...
Baking powder is a leavening agents, which means it is added to baked goods before cooking to produce carbon dioxide and cause it to 'rise'. Baking powder contains baking soda, but the two substances are used under different conditions.
There are brands of kosher for Passover baking powder but they have to be marked specifically for Passover.
Baking Powder
Baking powder in a recipe helps your item rise when baking.
baking powerder is baking powder is not the same!
baking powder
Baking soda does not rise as well as baking powder
No, baking powder does not absorb odors when used in baking.
baking powder is neutral