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Leavening Agents

What Makes the Bread Rise?. Leavening Agents. What’s the difference?. Baking Powder or Soda. Baking powder is made of baking soda , a dry acidic powder , and cornstarch . The taste of baking soda alone is quite objectionable, so an acid is added to make the flavor more pleasant.

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Leavening Agents

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  1. What Makes the Bread Rise? Leavening Agents

  2. What’s the difference? Baking Powder or Soda

  3. Baking powder is made of baking soda, a dry acidic powder, and cornstarch. The taste of baking soda alone is quite objectionable, so an acid is added to make the flavor more pleasant. Baking Powder

  4. Baking powder often contains sodium aluminum sulfate, which is a slow-acting acid. When using baking soda alone in a recipe, an acid such as vinegar, lemon juice, or molasses is added to inhibit the strong baking soda flavor. Baking Soda and Acid

  5. Baking powder is often referred to as double acting. This means it works twice—once when first mixed with a liquid such as in the experiment above and again when heated. Double Acting Baking Powder

  6. Baking powder is the leavening agent most often used in quick breads Baking Powder Usage

  7. Yeast is a living organism which is composed of living yeast plants. It is rich in B vitamins and protein. Yeast needs liquid, food, and a warm temperature to grow new yeast plants and form the gas that lightens the bread and makes it rise. Yeast

  8. It is used in leavened breads, rolls, breakfast cakes, and raised doughnuts. Yeast is used

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