Baking quick questions

zippychick

basic bread recipe in breadmaker should have all the answers!

or what yeast/flour works for you in a breadmaker?

orangesmartie

Quick question that is the result of being dizzy!

I've got a tub of 'something' in the cupboard. Its from Tesco and is either baking powder or bicarb soda. Only the entire label thingy has fallen off and been thrown away. Of course, I thought I'd remember what it was and didn't write on the tub.

So, if there any way I can tell them apart (taste?) and then mark the tub?

thanks

freyasmum

orangesmartie wrote: »

Quick question that is the result of being dizzy!

I've got a tub of 'something' in the cupboard. Its from Tesco and is either baking powder or bicarb soda. Only the entire label thingy has fallen off and been thrown away. Of course, I thought I'd remember what it was and didn't write on the tub.

So, if there any way I can tell them apart (taste?) and then mark the tub?

thanks

If you can't tell them apart by looking at/touching them - bicarb is usually bigger grains and falls into 'clumps'; baking powder is a nice, fine, soft powder - then if dropped into water, bicarb mixes in nicely and baking powder will leave a 'head' (think a pint of beer) on the top of the water.

Bicarb tastes very bitter and salty and baking powder is slightly more 'neautral' tasting. I don't fancy tasting either again plain, so would use that as a last resort

I hope that helps?

orangesmartie

freyasmum wrote: »

If you can't tell them apart by looking at/touching them - bicarb is usually bigger grains and falls into 'clumps'; baking powder is a nice, fine, soft powder - then if dropped into water, bicarb mixes in nicely and baking powder will leave a 'head' (think a pint of beer) on the top of the water.

Bicarb tastes very bitter and salty and baking powder is slightly more 'neautral' tasting. I don't fancy tasting either again plain, so would use that as a last resort

I hope that helps?

That is brilliant, thank you.

I conclude I have...........baking powder!

Thank you very much



Now...if only i could remember why i bought it in the first place....

Buddingblonde

I was going to make bero's date and walnut loaf but rather than making it in a loaf tin i was wanting to make it as a tray bake - I have some foil baking trays from the pound shop.
I want to make them like this so I can give them once made to family and friends who have been supportive while I was recently ill.
The baking time for the loaf is 1hr and a half ish - will the baking time be a lot lower for the tray bake or should I be turning the oven down and cooking for as long?
Dont want to make a mess of it as the ingredients were expensive.

hazzie123

I have 4 large bags of SR Flour is there anything apart from cakes I can use it for?

Buddingblonde

Are you wanting sweet or savoury?

Scones or biscuits?

White sauce, Cheese sauce?

BitterAndTwisted

Buddingblonde wrote: »

I was going to make bero's date and walnut loaf but rather than making it in a loaf tin i was wanting to make it as a tray bake - I have some foil baking trays from the pound shop.
I want to make them like this so I can give them once made to family and friends who have been supportive while I was recently ill.
The baking time for the loaf is 1hr and a half ish - will the baking time be a lot lower for the tray bake or should I be turning the oven down and cooking for as long?
Don't want to make a mess of it as the ingredients were expensive.

You can easily do this as long as the tray is deep enough to ensure the mixture doesn't rise and run over the edge.

I would bake at the usual temp and give it a poke in the middle with a skewer or knitting-needle after half an hour

Vaila

Buddingblonde wrote: »

Are you wanting sweet or savoury?

Scones or biscuits?

White sauce, Cheese sauce?

muffins too

you can always batch cook a load of them and freeze them

triticale

Tried searching for this but couldn't find the answer...can you put fresh blueberries in 'normal' cake mixture (SR flour, caster sugar, stork, eggs)?

I got a load reduced but don't have enough milk or proper butter to make standard blueberry muffin mix!

Thanks