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Baking Powder

Baking powder is a chemical leavening agent used in doughs and batters during cooking. The powder reacts with moisture, heat or acidity, producing carbon dioxide. The result is a "foaming action" which lightens and softens the dough or batter. Baking powder is generally baking soda mixed with an acid, usually acetic acid.

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Does baking powder dissolve in water?

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Yes it will because of the minute particles inside baking powder

What are the baking items includes raising agent?

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someone who takes care of all ingredients! dis is ileanette,

^ the answer above has nothing to do with cooking, a raising agent is something that helps your recipe rise when in the oven, for example :baking powder, self raising flour, eggs, baking soda.. (from the wise mind of me, Sophie perkins)

Must you always use baking powder when using plain flour?

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Yes, if you want your cake to turn out correctly.

What is the luster of baking powder?

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Henry wasn't thrilled with this because it didn't work nearly as well.

Watching the baking soda fizz as the vinegar hit was exciting! Seeing the colors mix together was pretty neat too. It was fun to see how it progressed throughout the experiment!

The answer to your question is baking powder is white.

Do you need baking powder to bake bread?

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Yes you do need to put in baking powder because baking powder makes them rise

Does baking soda or baking powder take gas out of beans?

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Yes it does! I soak the beans for at least 6 hours, then boil them for a few minutes. Just boiling will cause the beans to release gas too. Yet, to get rid of all the gas, remove the beans from heat and add a few tablespoons of baking soda in the boiled beans. You will see a green liquid come from the beans, which THAT is the gas. Drain the liquid from the beans, rinse the beans and then cook the beans. You don't have to worry about anyone totting while eating your beans meals with using the baking soda.

Where do i store baking flour?

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Flour should be kept tightly covered in a dry place such as a cupboard. Keeping it on the counter is ok as long as it's in a covered container. In some parts of the country people have trouble with pest infestation so it's usually recommended that they keep flour, tightly covered, in the refrigerator. That would probably apply even more if flour isn't used frequently.

Can you add baking powder to pizza dough with yeast?

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Baking powder is used in baking quick breads, which do not require the rising time as yeast. Examples of quick breads are banana bread and biscuits. You could try it but the bread produced would most likely be more like a brick.

What happens when baking powder is mixed with water?

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It decomposes into sodium carbonate, water, and carbon dioxide. 2 NaHCO3 → Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2

Does baking powder explode?

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because that's how science is??

don't worry

life isn't fair

Why do you need to use baking powder and baking soda in baking?

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these are used to make the cake rise but only use when needed. you don't need to use it when using self-rasing flour.

What can you use to substitute baking powder in chocolate ship cookies?

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You can use cream of tartar and baking soda as a replacement for baking powder. One half teaspoon of cream of tartar and one quarter teaspoon of baking soda will equal one teaspoon of baking powder.

Can you omit baking powder?

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Not is any recipe calling for it, if you want something like the recipe was designed to make. The baking powder bubbles when heated and makes the cake or cookies or biscuits or what not lighter and fluffier - without it you will get a hard, flat product.

Is baking powder used in baking soda?

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Baking powder is not the same as baking soda.

Baking powder is a 1:3 ratio of baking soda to cream of tartar, which are both raising agents designed for different purposes - one of them is activated by water, the other by heat.

Baking soda is "strong" compared to baking powder, and is not a direct substitute for baking powder.

Why when tested with a red litmus paper baking powder dont change the color or litmus paper?

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There can be 2 questions to this answer:

Baking Powder is mainly composed of NaHCO3

When a substance which is acidic or basic in nature is dissolved in water it shows disassociation, it divides into ions. For instance HCl divides into H+ and Cl- ions. This dissociation decides the nature of a substance more concentration of H+ more is the acidity. But this disassociation of a acidic or basic substance only only takes place in water hence until and unless the baking powder is put into water it won't turn red litmus blue.

Another cause can be that you might be testing acidity or basic nature long time after putting the baking soda in water. Baking powder is not only NaHCO3 but has acidic crystals with it. So when we put in water a neutralization reaction takes place producing CO2 and H2O. After some time the basic nature could go away due to the neutralization reaction.

What is the function baking powder in pastry?

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it puffs the product

How much does glass powder cost?

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Glassware prices can range from 1 dollar to infinite depending on what you are buying because there will always be a product that can be worth a lot and be made out of glass. Prices can vary on the opinion of that person.

What is baking powder used for?

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Baking powder is useful for mixing into many types of batter and dough as leavening. It already contains an acid, so it does not need additional acid in the batter, as baking soda needs. Some baked good that use baking powder as leavening are Quick Breads, Cookies, Biscuits, Cornbread, Muffins, Pancakes and Waffles.

How can you test baking powder to see if it still works?

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pour it onto a chunk of dry ice and dig up a body of a dead murderer and shove the ice into his mouth. If the baking soda evaporates, the baking soda is still fresh.

i think they mean with out getting arested add it to vinger if it fizzes it is still good

What gas is produced when acid mixed with baking powder?

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Water vapor is produced when baking soda and hydrochloric acid are mixed.

How much baking powder to flour?

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About one teaspoon of baking powder to 1 cup of all purpose flour

What happens if you drink baking powder with water?

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Nothing will happen it will stay the same but the solution will be slightly basic.

(Answer if you are a chemistry student:

Baking soda is NaHCO3. The sodium is a spectator ion in water and the HCO3- is the conjugate base of a weak acid, H2CO3. Therefore, you expect the weak acid to re-associate leaving hydroxide ions in solution. NaHCO3(s) + H2O(l) <--> Na+(aq) + H2CO3(aq) + OH-(aq)

Therefore, the solution would have a pH greater than 7 due to the hydroxide ions.)

What year was baking powder invented?

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Baking Powder is a leavening agent that consists of a combination of baking soda, cream of tartar, and a moisture absorber (like cornstarch). It has the action of yeast but it acts much more quickly. It's used in batters where there is no acid present. such as many baked goods: cookies, cakes, pastries, pies, quick bread, etc. It makes these types of food products voluminous by allowing gas formation when an acid comes into contact with it and/or when it's heated. Baking powder acts immediately upon addition of water, therefore a filler (usually cornstarch) is added to absorb the moisture and prevent premature activity.

Can you use bicaranate soda insted of baking powder?

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Yes it would because they have the same ingredients in them