Baking Powder

Most major grocery stores in Dallas, Texas carry Calumet Baking Powder. Walmart and other big box stores also carry it.

No. the only thing these two have in comon is the colour.

No, it will just give them a metallic taste.

NaHCO3 (s) is baking soda aka sodium bicarbonate

Baking Powder is what makes cakes rise, similar to yeast in bread.

Plain flour recipes usually need baking powder added alongside other ingredients, whereas Self-Raising flour already has Baking Powder combined so extra is not usually needed.

If you bake cupcakes with Plain flour and without Baking Powder they will be very flat, about the same size as the raw mixture, it won't be light and fluffy but quite dense.

It is also a good idea to not substitute Self Raising flour in a recipe that calls for Plain and Baking Powder (and vice versa), as the amount is usually tailored to give just the right amount of rise to the food.

Baking soda is used when there is an acidic ingredient included in the recipe, such as brown sugar, molasses, vinegar or lemon juice. The baking soda reacts with the acid and forms air bubbles, thus acting as a leavener. Without the acid, you would use baking powder.

Cream of tartar is low in calories and devoid of vitamins or fat. Most notably, it is high in potassium and contains 14 percent of the recommended daily value.

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No, at pH = 8 (tap water pH) no CaCO3 will precipitate at normal tap water temperature. pH of sodium bicarbonate (baking powder) is also 8.

I have found this on line... but have also noted from my own personal experimentation.. (i used the same quantity and then threw in an extra half a teaspoon.. as you put it straight into the butter/golden syrup mixture.. you can tell by the amount of foam you end up with..***

You could end up needing more baking powder to acheive the same results.. you could have problems doing it the other way round though.. bicarb for baking soda.. but baking soda for bicarb shouldn't be as touchy..

***Bicarbonate of soda and baking powder both work as leavening agents - that is they help foods to rise, but they aren't the same thing so it's risky to use baking powder instead of bicarbonate of soda. How you use them depends on the ingredients you're combining them with. Here's the difference between them.

Bicarbonate of soda is used in recipes that already include an acidic ingredient, such as lemon juice, buttermilk or chocolate, because it needs an acidic ingredient, combined with moisture, to create air bubbles which cause food to rise when cooked.

Baking powder actually contains bicarbonate of soda as well as an acidic ingredient so all you need to add is moisture to get it working. But it doesn't achieve the same result as using pure bicarbonate of soda. Bicarbonate of soda, when used in the correct measure, imparts a slightly tangy taste and helps to give a golden colour to baked goods. But it needs that acidic ingredient to do this.

This is why it's important to follow a recipe correctly - including whether it asks for bicarb or baking powder - as the amount that you use and what you combine it with is what makes all the difference. It really is food chemistry at work. ****

I think so. The difference will be negligible.

Baking powder is a "leavening agent" that makes cakes rise. Baking soda and cream of tartar together do the same job -- they react to make carbon dioxide gas. If you try to make cupcakes without either baking soda, or the combination of baking soda and cream of tartar, your cupcakes will not rise and you will get something close to cookies.

Corn starch is a thickener and acts similarly to flour. If you have flour, corn starch may not be necessary.

The recipe that I use calls for baking soda.

Nope, decreased baking time! 2-4 mins is a big difference in the c

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yes. baking soda will absorb moisture

It contains both an acid (typically potassium bitartrate) and a base (sodium bicarbonate).

Baking powder is a leavening agent and will result how airy your final product will be. However, cake, bread and muffins all have different levels of airiness. You'd need to specify what you're trying to bake to give us a good idea how much baking powder you need.

It depends on the size of container you buy.

The average size baking powder container sold is 8.1 oz (230g)

that size has a little more than 47 teaspoons.

It is a chemical change.

Baking powder contains a combination of baking soda, an acid like cream of tartar and a moisture absorber like cornstarch. it just helps lift up what ever it is you are baking

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I don't know how much volume 4 oz. will be, but most recipes use the ratio of 1 teaspoon of baking powder to 1 cup of flour. Weigh the flour, measure it and find the amount of baking powder that way.