Saturday, August 11, 2012

Cooking tips and tricks #2: Testing your baking powder

You might want to test if your baking powder is fresh. If it's not, it still works, but not as well. You might find you'll get half-risen cakes and muffins. It's really simple to test it. Fill a cup with hot (not boiling) water. Take one tablespoon of baking powder and dump it into the cup. If it bubbles up a lot, it's still fresh. If it doesn't, it's not. It's as easy as that!
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  1. Melissa and CraigAugust 14, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    I had never heard of this trick, but makes sense! I should test mine because I had some muffins turn out kinda dense last week. Maybe my baking powder is "flat." I wonder if baking soda ever goes bad?

    See you next weekend! Are you going to make something for the picnic?

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  2. UnknownAugust 18, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    Yes, I am. I'm going to make chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with a vanilla buttercream frosting.

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