bicarb or baking powder?

squeaky

ellas9602 wrote:

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Penelope_Penguin

ellas9602 wrote:

My nanna used to eat a spoonful of 'Bicarb' as she called it to ease sore throats or something (except she ate it every day)

Hi, Donna! Bicarbonate of Soda is used to aid indigestion, as it neutralises the excess stomach acid.

This is also why it's not good to add it to veg. It keeps cabbage bright green, but neutralises vitamin C, otherwise known as ascorbic acid.

Penny. x

daphne_descends

I'm sorry to bring up a topic that has been discussed so many times - I did use the search function and found a few interesting threads but none of them answered my question.

I'm making soda bread, and the recipe asks for 1/2 tsp bicarb and 1/2 tsp cream of tartar.

I have bicarb but not cream of tartar. Can I do without?

Or, (providing my local shop accommodates) can I use baking powder instead of either?

I've never made bread before

Pink.

Hi fac73,

I wasn't sure so I had a look at this website useful substitutes and it says you can substitute cream of tartar and and bicarb for baking powder. So I think it should work the other way around.

Pink

daphne_descends

Thank you pink-winged. It worked fine with baking powder, although I didn't quite cook it for long enough - but now I know for next time

nursemolly

.....is this the same thing as bicarbonate of soda.
thanx
molly
xx

janb5

No it`s not the same although i`m not very good at explaining why! I`m sure someone will come along in a moment to explain scientifically!

lil_me

Baking powder is bicarb, cream of tartar & sometimes cornstarch

(Bicarb is alkaline, tartar is the acid which makes it rise)

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/foodchemistry/f/blbaking.htm
Explains it easy

mrs_mix

baking powder is bicarb with cream of tartar added most common mix is one part bicarb to two parts cream of tartar
pam xx

black-saturn

But they both do the same job yeh?