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Questions tagged [baking-powder]

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Why using both baking powder and sodium bicarbonate?

I have a few recipes at home that call for adding both baking powder and sodium bicarbonate to flour in a cake. Given that the latter is the main ingredient to the former (along with some starch), what's the purpose of using a bit of both?
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Adding baking powder to wet instead of dry didn't work. Why not?

I was making some banana bread. I didn't have any self-raising flour so made my own by adding baking powder (BP). An unfortunate senior moment saw me add the BP to the wet ingredients instead of into the flour...sigh... I figured it would still…
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Baking Powder in scones

For scones can I mix cold butter with self raising flour and then add the wet ingredients the next day. This is to save time in the morning?
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How can I prevent egg casserole from deflating?

I have a simple egg breakfast casserole made of Bisquick, eggs, milk, a can of chilis and cheese. It tastes great, but when in carafe single serve dishes, it puffs up beautifully as it bakes, but collapses as it cools. Is there anything I can add…
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Amount of baking powder in a muffin recipe

I have a couple of recipes from a reputable publication called "Recipes Only" (a magazine published in the eighties) which calls for merely 1 tsp. of baking powder and 1/2 tsp. of baking soda for 2 cups of dry ingredients and 1 cup of…
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