Baking powder

Baking powder

Baking powder is a chemical that is added to the dough to make it rise. It replaces yeast as a ripening agent.

Baking powder usually contains only carbonate and an acid. When decomposing the carbonate with water and the acid, carbon dioxide is created, which causes rise.

Because no other flavors and flavors are formed, as is the case with yeast, the taste of the baked product will not change, apart from the amount of salt left in the dough.

Baking powder usually consists of equal amounts of carbonated soda (sodium hydrogencarbonate (NaHCO3)) and citric acid or tartar. Adding flour baking powder gives self-baking flour.

The response equation is: NaHCO3(aq) + H(aq) → Na(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O

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