Baking powder

Used in 10 recipes on RecipeWiki.

Baking powder is a chemical raising agent: bicarbonate of soda mixed with a dry acid and a little starch. Once wet, and again once heated, it releases carbon dioxide, which is what lifts Classic Scones and gives Buttermilk Pancakes their open, bubbly crumb. Too much leaves a soapy, metallic taste, so measure it level rather than heaped. It also weakens once the tub has been open for a few months; stir half a teaspoon into hot water, and if it does not fizz briskly, replace it. Mix batters promptly and get them into the heat, as with Sticky Toffee Pudding, before the first burst of rise is spent.

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Recipes with baking powder

Buttermilk Pancakes — shot from directly overhead: thick American-style pancakes raised with buttermilk and bicarbonate of soda

Buttermilk Pancakes

Thick American-style pancakes raised with buttermilk and bicarbonate of soda, mixed in under a minute so the batter stays lumpy.

AmericanBreakfastVegetarian

Classic Scones — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame

Classic Scones

Plain scones brought together in under a minute and cut straight down with a floured cutter, so they rise tall and split cleanly.

BritishDessertsVegetarian

Conch Fritters — shot from directly overhead: chopped conch in a loose batter with sweet pepper and scotch bonnet

Conch Fritters

Chopped conch in a loose batter with sweet pepper and scotch bonnet, dropped into hot oil and eaten standing up with a squeeze of lime.

CaribbeanPescatarian

Festival — shot from directly overhead: slightly sweet cornmeal dumplings rolled long

Festival

Slightly sweet cornmeal dumplings rolled long, fried until crisp outside and cakey within, and eaten with anything fried or jerked.

CaribbeanSide dishesVegetarian

Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake — shot from directly overhead: a creamed-method lemon loaf finished with a granular sugar and juice drizzle poured on hot

Lemon Drizzle Loaf Cake

A creamed-method lemon loaf finished with a granular sugar and juice drizzle poured on hot, which sets into a crunchy crust.

1 hr 15 minServes 10

BakingBritishDesserts

by brightosprey

Sharlotka — shot from directly overhead: apple sponge with far more fruit than batter

Sharlotka

Apple sponge with far more fruit than batter, the eggs whisked to a foam that just holds the apples in place as it bakes.

1 hr 10 minServes 8

DessertsRussianVegetarian

Skillet Cornbread — shot from directly overhead: a savoury all-cornmeal bread baked in a preheated cast-iron pan

Skillet Cornbread

A savoury all-cornmeal bread baked in a preheated cast-iron pan, so the batter hits hot fat and sets a crust as it lands.

BreadSouthern USAmerican

Skillet Flatbreads — shot from directly overhead: soft stovetop flatbreads cooked in a dry pan in about two minutes each

Skillet Flatbreads

Soft stovetop flatbreads cooked in a dry pan in about two minutes each, ready in the time a pot of dal takes to simmer down.

BakingBreadVegetarian

by brightosprey

Spiced Fruit Tea Loaf — shot from directly overhead: dried fruit soaked overnight in strong tea

Spiced Fruit Tea Loaf

Dried fruit soaked overnight in strong tea, then stirred into a batter with no fat in it at all and baked slowly into a dark loaf.

11 hr 25 minServes 10

BreadBritishVegetarian

Sticky Toffee Pudding — shot from directly overhead: a dark date sponge skewered and soaked with hot toffee sauce the moment it leaves the oven

Sticky Toffee Pudding

A dark date sponge skewered and soaked with hot toffee sauce the moment it leaves the oven, then served with the rest of the sauce.

1 hr 15 minServes 9

BritishDessertsVegetarian