Lord Willing and the Pancakes Don't Rise
I was unhappy with some blueberry pancakes I made recently. They were flat, not fluffy. If this happens to you, it's probably your baking powder. It doesn't have a very long shelf-life, so if you're unsure you should test it before using it. Here's how: pour a teaspoon of it into 1/3 cup or so of hot water. You should get some serious fizzing. If not, your baking powder is a dud. In a pinch you can mix your own by combining a tablespoon of baking soda with 2 tablespoons of cream of tartar and 1-1/2 tablespoons of cornstarch. It's not quite a good "double acting" baking powder, but it will get some air into your pancakes (or whatever else).
2 comments:
Baking powder? What's that?!?!? I stick to the boxed mixes that you only need to add eggs and milk to. . . usually turn out decent. Then again, I don't have much of a frame of reference!
Just happened on your blog while trawling through blogs:) Will be back!
Thanks for dropping by!
Yes, the mixes are fine and I suppose those couldn't be "tested" beforehand if in doubt as to freshness. I was using some mill ground flour I had on hand to make the pancakes, so I needed to add baking powder and such. They tasted fine, just flat!
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