Baking powder is a combination of acid i.e cream of tartar and alkaline i.e baking soda. It is a fine and smooth white powder known as a leavening agent in the food. Indian bakery produces are highly imparted with baking powder. This is one of the responsible ingredient for rising the batters and doughs.
There should be proper balance of baking powder in the recipes, its because the less amount of baking powder makes the heavy batter, where as more amount of baking powder can collapse and ruin the product or recipe.
There have been a great combination of baking powder with cornflour for the effective dishes. It is important to sift the baking powder before mixing with the dry ingredients. Baking powder shows its miracle only at the room temperature, hence other ingredients should be mixed very carefully.
You will get two main types of baking powder in the market, one is single active baking powder and another one is double acting baking powder, both have different uses in Indian cooking. You can make your own baking powder in your kitchen by mixing baking soda and cream of tartar in the ratio of 1:2.
In the market there are variety of brands and names available which are selling baking powder, always select one from the known and famous brands. Baking powder is most probably comes in packages, hence it is important to check the manufacturing and expiry dates before buying.
USES:
- Baking powder is highly used in lemon juice, curds, butter milk, etc. Because of their acidic content, these things can effectively activate baking powder.
- Baking powder is one of the most famous leavening or a rising agent, hence it is mainly used in plenty of cake recipes.
- Delicious Bakery products such as breads, cup cakes, muffins, pancakes, etc are possible only with the baking powder.
- Baking powder can be used for making a great dumpling or biscuits.
STORAGE:
- Baking powder should be stored in air tight container.
- It must be kept at cool and dry place.
- It should be away form the excessive moisture and heat, as can get effected very soon.
- It should be used fresh and for checking its freshness, you can mix a tsp of baking powder in the hot water, if it frizzes then it means it is active, fresh and eligible to use.
