bicarb or baking powder?

ethansmum

Please help!I'm at my wits end with DS, so we decided to bake muffins in the hope that I'll get 10mins peace and quiet when he eats them. Horror! my baking powder expired oct 2003- can I still use it? Can I use my new bicarbonate of soda instead? Thanks so much for your help!

Rikki

:eek: I've just checked the date on mine and its AUG 04 and I've still been using it. Don't normally check.:o

I've not had any problems. Should be fine.:)

ethansmum

Super thanks Rikki!

Get the kettle on then abd you cab have a muffin with your tea:)

Rikki

ethansmum wrote:

Super thanks Rikki!

Get the kettle on then abd you cab have a muffin with your tea:)

:coffee: Thanks.:)

thriftlady_2

Don't substitute bicarb for baking powder They do different things. I'd go ahead and use your powder, it might be a little less effective but I don't think it will ruin your muffins.

ethansmum

Thank you for that advice Thruftlady- I just assumed that they were the same.

Well I made them, they rose up okay but some stuck to the bottom of the paper cases (with little bubbles iykwim). DS enjoyed them though and gave me my 10 minutes of peace so I'm happy.

Thank you for your help, and sorry for the typos in my previous messages.

black-saturn

thriftlady wrote:

Don't substitute bicarb for baking powder They do different things. I'd go ahead and use your powder, it might be a little less effective but I don't think it will ruin your muffins.

I bought baking powder by mistake last time and my cakes havn't been rising as well.

littlereddevil

I think baking powder is a mix of bicarb and something else.

foreverskint

Baking powder is a mix of cream of tartar and bicarb

Two parts cream of tartar and one part bicarb.

ellas9602

Bicarbonate of soda/baking powder


helllo :hello:

Tonight I will be trying out two low(er) fat cake recipes.

One calls for baking powder and the other Bicarb of soda. As I have neither I dont want to buy both if I dont have to. So what's the difference?

Thanks!