Hey you all!
I hope y'all are doing great and AGAIN! taking all the necessary precautions against this never-ending CORONA VIRUS lol.
Well, today I thought of bringing up some common things into notice which we mostly tend to ignore when it comes to baking or majority of people get confused in.
So!! Without more fuss let's get STARTED!
Well, what exactly is this blog about?
When I first started baking, I had some confusions in my mind which I won't lie, lasted for a very long long time!
I could not remember those points and had to google it over and over again.
You know WHY i couldn't ever get it by heart?
Because, I never got to know the reason, the science behind that!
So I won't keep you guys in dark for long!
I'll be listing a few common questions that I've seen people being befuddled in.
Let us begin with something as easy as ABC.
Ques 1. What is the difference between Baking Soda and Baking Powder?
• BAKING SODA requires both acid and a liquid to be activated and helps baked goods rise. It adds tenderness and leavening.
• While, BAKING POWDER only requires liquid to get activated. It lightens the texture of cake by enlarging the air bubbles in the batter.
So whenever you are adding yogurt or anything SOUR in your recipe, you have to add baking soda too. (Only if you want your goods to rise)
Ques 2. What is the difference between Icing and Frosting?
• ICING is used to glaze pastries/cakes. It is more sugary than frosting. It is generally thinner and glossier.
•FROSTING is less sugary than icing. It has thick and fluffy texture and is used to coat outside of the cake.
Icing
Frosting
Ques 3. What to do if you don't have Buttermilk?
Well, buttermilk is quite an easy think to make it yourself. All you'll need is, luke warm Milk and Lemon Juice.
• Take the required amount of milk that you need in form of buttermilk. For example if you need 200 grams of buttermilk, you'll be warming up 200 grams of milk itself.
• Add a teaspoon of lemon juice into the luke warm milk, stir it well and keep it aside for 4-5 minutes.
• After some time you'll notice that the milk has curdled.
THAT IS YOUR BUTTERMILK AND IT IS READY TO BE USED!
Ques 4. What is the difference between Oil and Butter?
If you want a crumbly and solid texture to your cake, then you should use
BUTTER. It adds a flavor too.
If you want your cake to be soft and moist, you should use OIL. It does not have a taste of its own so doesn’t add any flavor to the cake.
Last but not the least,
Ques 5. In many recipes it is mentioned "use eggs/milk at room temperature". Why is it so necessary?
When the dairy products such as eggs, milk, butter are kept at room temperature, they form an emulsion which traps air. As a result, while baking in the oven, the trapped air expands and produces a fluffy good.
So if you want your good to be spongy, prefer using the dairy products at room temperature ;)
I hope this blog has helped you out with atleast some of your dubiety.
If you guys have any further queries related or not to these questions, do comment below and get in touch with me.
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Never stop baking sweet stuff y'all.
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~BooksButLife❤️
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