Questions tagged [baking-soda]
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fluffiness of medu vada without baking soda
How do we keep the medu vada batter fluffy without adding baking soda?
I would like to use it less, hence trying to find a substitute for the ingredient, or better if the technique for cooking medu ...
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Baking soda for soaking chickpeas [duplicate]
This source claims that adding baking soda is crucial when soaking chickpeas. Is this true, and if so, what is the reason that this works?
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How long can batter sit before chemical leaveners lose their power?
Background: I can not fit 2 - 12 muffin tins in my oven in a manner that will result in 24 nicely baked muffins or cupcakes. I am using everyday muffin or cupcake recipes that use baking powder and or ...
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I added yeast to a recipe calling for baking soda, what will happen? [closed]
I have added yeast to a recipe that also calls for baking soda and baking powder. I am curious what will happen to the bread?
I combined a bread maker recipe with a gluten free walnut cranberry rolls....
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Baking powder substitutes
So I found this amazing pizza dough recipe. It calls for flour and baking powder (or self rising flour) and sour cream, but I do not have self rising flour or baking powder/soda.
Is there anything I ...
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Does one really need to add sodium bicarbonate if one already uses baking powder?
I find that sodium bicarbonate ruins the taste of many cakes and cookies. If I'm using double acting baking powder, do I need to add the sodium bicarbonate as well? I have come accross so many recipes ...
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If I can't find baking soda or baking powder, what should I do?
Suppose I'm somewhere where stores don't seem to stock baking soda or baking powder. Are there other names either of those might be sold under? Or are there things I could substitute?
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How to make baking soda
I'm in a place where buying baking soda is proving to be quite difficult*, so I was looking for substitutions, and it seems there really aren't any. So this got me thinking: Baking soda is made (or ...
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Can I make any modern improvements to this Russian cake recipe from 1971?
I found a recipe in a 1971 Russian booklet on holiday recipes, (see it below). I translated it to English. My questions about the recipe will be these:
are there any advancements known to culinary ...
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Cleaning silver with aluminum
Will the silver get broken down (disappear a little bit) when cleaning silver utensils with boiling water, baking soda and aluminium?
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Baking soda accident in pretzel dough - Can it be salvaged?
I made a mistake and put the baking soda in the pretzel dough! Instead of using it for its intended purpose ( Boiling the pretzel dough in it before baking.) It was a box mix: Pretzel Creations ...
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Why pre-mix baking soda into 2 tsp of milk?
I am not much of a cook, but about this time every year, I pull out a favorite family recipe for cookies. My grandmother made these cookies for me when I was a child, and when I got older she wrote ...
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How do I bake chocolate chip cookies like Subway?
I want a chocolate chip cookie like the ones Subway has. Those cookies have a smooth top and chewy texture.
I have a recipe for 3/4 cup fat, 0.5 cup sugar 0,5 cup brown sugar, 3/4 cup flour, 1 egg, 2 ...
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Can/should I use baking soda when cooking beans?
My recipe for hummus says to cook the garbanzo beans with a little baking soda to soften them. Does this work with other legumes?
I've often seen the advice against salting the cooking water for ...
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cake baking problem (white lumps of flour)
I have a cake recipe called oil cake that has been in my family for a long time. It calls for flour and sugar and to make a well and add egg, buttermilk, cocoa, pinch of salt, cinnamon, and oil. Then ...
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Effect of undutched cocoa on baking
I'm trying to add unsweetened non-dutched cocoa powder to a biscotti recipe (this one).
I've read that this type of cocoa is strongly acidic. Will I need to make any changes to the quantities of ...
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How can I modify my banana bread recipe to make cookies from it?
I love banana bread but it is troublesome to find a proper container to store it or even a bag big enough. For that reason and also for convenience, I would like to try to use the banana bread recipe, ...
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Waay too much baking soda, can I salvage these tea buscuits somehow?
I baked something from the 2014 Canadian Milk Calendar's April page, cheddar onion tea buscuits, but I didn't have cream of tartar nor baking powder, and in a rush I substituted far too much baking ...
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Necessary to change chemical leavener for sugar substitution in baking recipe?
If I substitute raw sugar for white sugar, do I need to add more baking soda/less powder to offset any additional acidity raw sugar may contain?
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Having trouble getting lower fat fluffy pancakes with baking soda approach
I have a baking soda and vinegar pancake recipe that uses too much butter for my liking. When I reduced the butter content, the pancakes seemed too thin and crisp. I tried yogurt, but they seemed too ...
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Yeast 101: Active Dry Yeast, Instant Yeast, Baking Soda, Baking Powder. Differences and Info [closed]
I'm a little confused as to what are the difference between them, when should I use which?
Also, how long is the lifespan and proper care after opening of these products? If I don't bake that often ...
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Increasing my pancake recipe..Are soda and salt in a different ratio than the other ingredients?
I need to increase my pancake recipe 4.5 times. I seem to remember that the salt and soda are increased at a smaller ratio than the rest of the ingredients. Is that true, and what is the correct ...
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does washing vegetables and fruit with baking soda make sense?
I have checked the other questions about washing vegetables and fruit, but they don't mention baking soda. Google brings up only unreliable (random blogs that give no reference) or biased (baking soda ...
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Does acidity negate double-acting baking powder?
As described here, most common baking powders contain two acids, one that reacts to moisture, and one that mostly reacts when heated. Does that mean that if my dough is already acidic (and has no ...
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Cake without baking soda
I have this delicious recipe for flourless almond cake:
1 1/2 cups whole almonds, toasted
4 large eggs, at room temperature, separated
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Create a water + baking soda solution?
I was wondering if there is a way I can mix the two and put it in a spray bottle? I would like to use water + baking soda in some cases to spray a little rather than have large amounts. Is it possible?...
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How long does bicarbonate soda (baking soda) keep?
I am thinking of baking biscuits for presents for Christmas.
However, the recipe calls for baking soda, and I cook from scratch fairly rarely, so I'm worried the leftover bicarb will go strange in my ...
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Why is there so much baking soda in scones?
I am a German living in Australia and I am generally quite happy with Australian food.
However I do not understand why there is so much baking soda in scones. One would buy self-raising flour and even ...
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How are chemical leaveners affected by moisture and cool temperature?
This is maybe a more precise way of asking, "what happens to left over batter in the fridge?" This question might have to approached per leavening agent.
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Storing Baking Soda
How can I store baking soda outside of the box it comes in? I buy baking soda in the orange box all the time however, I don't use it that often but hate leaving it in that box. Is there a proper way ...
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Why should I boil pretzels in baking soda water before baking?
This weekend I made pretzels from Alton Brown's recipe.
This recipe, and others I've seen, call for dipping the pretzels one by one in boiling water with baking soda for 30 to 60 seconds.
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Substitution for baking soda in pancakes
I attempted to make pancakes this morning, only to discover that I was out of baking soda. I tried substituting baking powder, but it didn't work at all. The pancakes didn't bubble on the griddle, and ...
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How should baking soda be used to tenderize meat?
At some Chinese restaurants, I've had beef dishes where the meat was unusually tender. It also has a somewhat unusual texture, which is hard to describe. I understand that this is a result of using ...
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What is the difference between baking soda and baking powder?
And can I use one in place of the other in certain recipes?
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