Leavening agents, kitchen hints & cookies!

Baking powder is made of baking soda, a dry acidic powder, and cornstarch

• true
• false

When using baking soda alone in a recipe, an acid such as _____________is added to inhibit the strong baking soda flavor. 

• vinegar
• lemon juice
• molasses
• all of them

Baking powder is the leavening agent most often used in dough, such as rolls or pizza dough.

• true
• false

______________ is used in leavened breads, rolls, breakfast cakes, and raised doughnuts. 

• baking soda
• baking powder
• yeast

Yeast needs liquid, food, and a warm temperature to grow.

• true
• false

A good mild abrasive is a thick paste made of ______ and _______.

• lemon juice and flour
• sugar and vinegar
• baking soda and water

MISE EN PLACE:

• "putting it in it's place"  "everything in place"- measure and have all ingredients near you before baking/cooking.
• Getting all "dry" ingredients ready before backing/cooking
• Getting all "wet" ingredients ready before backing/cooking

To bake a thin, crisp cookie, do the following:

• replace one egg with milk and use butter
• use more eggs
• use shortening, like margarine, not butter

For a cake like, fluffy cookie use:

• cake flour
• baking powder (not soda)
• shortening instead of butter
• ALL OF THEM

For the highly desired chewy cookie:

• melt butter, use brown sugar and bread flour
• cake flour, shortening and all brown sugar
• no eggs