I came across a recipie for Kashmiri Tea. The person was using soda bicarb in it.. so i just wondered... would there be a problem if i used baking powder instead of soda bicarbonate?
2006-10-16 02:17:37 · 6 answers · asked by Sunshine 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
They certainly are not the same, spoken as someone who once used soda instead of powder. I never really knew the difference but your question inspired me to look it up. Answer here: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/foodchemistry/f/blbaking.htm
Basically baking soda starts acting immediately as soon as it is put in, while powder is "double acting": it has a reaction when added and a second when heated.
When to choose which: here is the pertinent quote from the referenced web page:
"Some recipes call for baking soda, while others call for baking powder. Which ingredient is used depends on the other ingredients in the recipe. The ultimate goal is to produce a tasty product with a pleasing texture. Baking soda is basic and will yield a bitter taste unless countered by the acidity of another ingredient, such as buttermilk. You'll find baking soda in cookie recipes. Baking powder contains both an acid and a base and has an overall neutral effect in terms of taste. Recipes that call for baking powder often call for other neutral-tasting ingredients, such as milk. Baking powder is a common ingredient in cakes and biscuits."
2006-10-16 02:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by sofarsogood 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sodium bicarbonate and baking powder are NOT the same thing. Baking SODA is the same thing as sodium bicarbonate, so if you want to use some Arm & Hammer, it's ok, but baking powder will not give you the results you are looking for as it doesn't contain the same things.
2006-10-16 02:25:18 · answer #2 · answered by rdnck_grl_ms_007 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Soda bicarbonate, or Sodium bicarbonate, is just the chemical name of Baking Powder !
...Am an Indian too, and am aware of the Darjeeling, Assam, and Nilgiris varieties of Teas.
But Kashmiri Tea ?! That is a new one.
2006-10-16 02:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by Zarama 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are one and the same thing. Some people just like to split hairs when talking.
2006-10-16 02:19:41 · answer #4 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bicarb tends to give one the "hershey squirts"
2006-10-16 02:19:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are the same thing
2006-10-16 02:19:16 · answer #6 · answered by lilshorty347 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋