New answers tagged baking-powder
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In Denmark we don't get self raising flour, so we always add it in the end - sort of. The basic cake procedure is to whip eggs and sugar, add and whip in butter, and then mix the dry things flour and baking powder in the most basic recipes, or flavours like cocoa powder.
I just add the flour on top of the egg/butter mixture, and then stir in the baking ...
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The main problem with adding the baking powder last would be getting it evenly incorporated throughout the dough or batter.
In the traditional methods where it is in the dry ingredients, it can be sifted or whisked evenly throughout the dry mixture which facilitates having it evenly distributed in the final batter.
If you tried adding the powder to a ...
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If you mix in the baking powder as a final step, you will have already added the flour, right? So you will end up mixing more (once for the flour, once for the baking powder) and this could possibly result in overmixing and thus in a tough baked dish.
Another reason why adding the baking powder at last is not as good as you'd think, is that the baking ...
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