When very urgently you need a baking powder for the dough, it is not necessary to run to the store. It can be made at home or replaced with home products.
Having decided to pamper themselves and relatives with any delicious home pastries, all the hostesses, as a rule, initially prepare the most important ingredients, such as flour, eggs and milk, but about such an ingredient as a baking powder is often remembered directly in the process of kneading the dough.
How to replace the baking powder for the dough?
Very often the baking powder ends at the most inopportune moment. However, there is no need to despair and run to the store for finished powder, because at home it is quite simple to replace it.
- You can replace the finished bakery powder with an ingredient, which is probably in the kitchen of every housewife - soda. Soda is perfect as a baking powder in the event that the test contains products that have an acidic reaction, for example, kefir, citric acid, etc. 1 tsp. The finished baking powder must be replaced ½ tsp. soda.
- If there are no such products in the test, use soda and vinegar. As soon as 2 ingredients react, immediately enter them into the dough, knead it and send it to bake.
- You can also replace the purchased baking powder with a product own preparation. To do this, combine in dry and clean capacity 5 tbsp. l. Soda, 3 tbsp. l. citric acid and 12 tbsp. l. wheat flour. Place the finished mixture in a jar and use it when you need it.
- Another substitute for the baking powder is alcohol. It not only gives the product a pleasant aroma, but also makes it airy and soft. Most often, cognac and rum are used for such purposes. On average, 1 kg of finished dough should be used 1-1.5 tbsp. l. drink.
- Mineral water. Yes, with a mineral water you can also loosen the dough and save the future product. To do this, replace all the water that you should use to prepare the dough with a mineral water.
As you can see, you can bake delicious, air and soft pastries not only with baking powder, but also replacing it with other available ingredients.
Video: We make a baking powder for the dough at home
