Self-rising Flour What is Self-rising Flour? Self-rising flour is all-purpose white flour with added baking powder and, sometimes, salt. This category of flour is very practical for home bakers who are getting started with cakes and muffin preparations or just don’t have enough time to start a recipe from scratch. Self-rising flour [...]
Sponsored by ICL Food Specialties Take a deeper dive into chemical leavening in part two of our look into the systems help so many baked goods produce the final perfect texture and structure. Chemical leavening systems are essential to a number of baked goods. Blends, like baking powders, are typically made up of a [...]
You know what a fascinating ingredient is? Baking powder. Why? Because it just sits in your formula UNTIL water is added. This activates a reaction, turning baking powder into a chemical leavening agent. What’s the reaction? When water mixes with the acid (often MCP, SAPP, SALP, SAS or tartaric acid—although phosphate-free varieties are available), carbon dioxide gas [...]
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (SAPP) Also known as disodium diphosphate What is Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (SAPP)? The leavening acid, sodium acid pyrophosphate (SAPP) is an important component of double acting baking powder as well as self rising flour. SAPP reacts in stages and is desirable in baking applications for its slow action. Properties [...]
