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Self raising flour, and any leavened goods (excluding bread). So that's cakes, sponges and most biscuits.

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Baking powder is a mixture of baking soda and cream of tartar.
It is a mixture of baking soda, starch, and at least one slightly acidic compound such as cream of tartar that works as a leavening agent in baking by releasing carbon dioxide when mixed with a liquid, such as milk or water.

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12y ago

Trona, found near the Green River in Wyoming, is a major component of baking powder. You can also make your own, but I'm not sure offhand. I also know that baking powder/soda makes foods more fluffy.

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15y ago

Starch, mono calcium, phosphate, sodium bicarbonate

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Baking powder has two active ingredients:

Cream of tartar (tartaric acid) and baking soda (sodium bicarbonate).

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sodium tartrate (cream of tartar), sodium bicarbonate, and a constarch polymer

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Baking powder is a natural mineral. Most commercial baking powders are made of baking soda, cornstarch, and an acid salt.

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Baking powder is a mixture of Cream of Tartar and baking soda.

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Is baking powder the same as baking mix?

No. Baking mix (such as Bisquick) contains flour, baking powder and other ingredients.


Is baking powder the same thing as soda?

No. Baking powder contains baking soda along with an acidic ingredient and salts.See : http://video.answers.com/baking-soda-vs-baking-powder-290159125


What is the name of the chemical that baking powder contains?

carbon dioxide


What does baking powder have that baking soda does not?

Baking powder contains a combination of baking soda, an acid like cream of tartar and a moisture absorber like cornstarch. it just helps lift up what ever it is you are baking


What is the formula for baking soda and how do you turn the formula into a baking powder formula?

Baking soda is nothing but pure sodiumbicarbonate,NaHCO3.Baking powder contains not only sodiumbicarbonate but also an acidifying agent and a drying agent.


Can you clean teeth with baking powder?

Yes , you can safely use baking soda to clean teeth .More info:because baking powder contains baking soda, it could be used to clean teeth. Because it contains other ingredients, including salt, it would taste quite bad.


Can you mix baking powder and yeast?

Yes it aids in the rising. When a recipe contains baking powder and baking soda, the baking powder does most of the leavening. The baking soda is added to neutralize the acids in the recipe plus to add tenderness and some leavening.


How do tell baking soda and baking powder apart?

Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate used in leavening foods that have acid in them. Baking powder contains baking soda plus an acid, and is used in leavening acid-free or low-acid foods.


What is the function of baking powder in Victoria sponge?

Baking powder is a leavening agents, which means it is added to baked goods before cooking to produce carbon dioxide and cause it to 'rise'. Baking powder contains baking soda, but the two substances are used under different conditions.


Is baking powder sodium monophosphate?

Baking powder does contain sodium monophosphate but usually also contains sodium bicarbonate, potassium tartrate and sometimes corn starch. Baking soda however, is pure sodium bicarbonate.


What does baking powder contains?

the formula is NaHCO3 it contains Na -- sodium, H -- hydrogen, C -- carbon, O -- Oxygen


Why wont baking soda work when a recipe calls for baking powder?

Actually, both are activated by moisture( just a fun fact), but they are used under different conditions.Because baking powder contains baking soda. Also because baking soda does not contain the acidity to make a cake rise.