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Katkat gave me a query. She wanted to know the difference between baking powder and baking soda. This is the simple answer: baking powder is a mixture of baking soda and other elements and baking soda is a pure substance. But, let me expound upon this subject. Enter Tom Dolby:
Ahem… as I was saying, or typing rather. Baking soda is (usually) Sodium Bicarbonate. When mixed with an acid, it releases carbon dioxide and thus causes thing to rise all purdy-like. The most common acids used for activating the Baking Soda are vinegar or lemon. It may be something you don’t think of as an acid like buttermilk or even soured milk. Some sneaky ninja acids include honey, molasses, or cream of tartar which is a dry acid.
Baking powder, on the other hand, has baking soda in it, but it also has am inert base and acid in it; generally something dry. It’s like baking soda with filler. (Of course, it works very differently as you don’t usually need to add another acid to your recipe to activate it!) Baking powder usually has Sodium Bicarbonate, tartaric acid and cornstarch in it. When you add it to wet ingredients the acid and Sodium Bicarbonate activate to release the gas. You can make your own baking Powder if you have Baking Soda and the appropriate ingredients! Make your own baking powder: For each teaspoon of baking powder you need, mix ½ tsp cream of tartar It’s best not to store the baking powder for long periods of time as eventually the acid and sodium bicarbonate mix releasing the gas at a slow rate. With store bought baking powder, it’s best to use it within a few months or else it becomes basically worthless. Posted by Utopia at August 18, 2006 09:58 AM Commentsgeek. Posted by: Mango at August 18, 2006 10:29 AM Thank you,I knew you would make it really cool. Posted by: katkat at August 18, 2006 11:55 AM Which one tastes better with gin? Posted by: fungus at August 18, 2006 01:44 PM neither tastes better with gin, it's fucking gin! Posted by: sparky at August 18, 2006 01:54 PM Neat. It's like watching PBS programming. Posted by: Binary Blonde at August 18, 2006 03:37 PM Great. Now THAT song is stuck in my head. Posted by: YummY! at August 18, 2006 09:35 PM Post a comment |
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