Nothing more annoying than running out of an ingredient to finish a recipe !
Especially if it's baking soda!
How to replace it to finish your recipe?
Fortunately, my grandmother gave me her tips for replacing baking soda in a recipe.
Here are 3 simple and effective tips to replace baking soda in a recipe. Watch:
First solution is the simplest.
You can simply replace the bicarbonate of food sodaby baking powder.
Simply multiply the dose by 3.
For example, if you need 1 teaspoon of baking soda, you need 3 teaspoons of yeast.
Not complicated, is it?
It's perfect for making your muffins for example.
On the other hand, you have to think about making other adjustments in your recipe to keep a good balance.
- If your recipe calls for salt, you can eliminate it from the list of ingredients, or in any case greatly reduce the quantity.
Indeed, yeast already contains salt. So if you leave the initial amount of salt, your recipe may be too salty.
- You must also remove all acidic liquids.
Why ? Because baking soda reacts with acidic ingredients. Try mixing it with lemon, you will immediately see the reaction.
But this is not the case with yeast. It is therefore necessary to replace acidic liquids with others that are not acidic.
Which acidic liquids may be affected? For example, lemon, grapefruit or orange juice, molasses, buttermilk, vinegar...
But this is also the case with yogurt or sour cream.
What to replace them with? Simply by the same amount of whole milk or water.
If you want to retain a citrus flavor in your recipe, use water mixed with lemon or lime peel.
The other easy trick is to use self-rising flour.
Self-rising flour is flour that already contains yeast.
The baking powder is already incorporated, no need to add more!
It is therefore an excellent substitute . Just replace one with the other.
Add the other recipe ingredients as if nothing had happened.
Easy, isn't it? If you want to make bread or pancakes, this is ideal.
Some of us have it in our pharmacy.
Indeed, potassium citrate is sometimes used to relieve high blood pressure or gastroesophageal reflux disease.
It is also called potassium bicarbonate.
Not to be confused with baking soda!
Do you know that you can use it to replace baking soda?
Simply mix a teaspoon of potassium citrate with 1/3 teaspoon of salt.
This mixture is equivalent to one teaspoon of baking soda in your recipe.
It is an effective alternative to prepare your cookies.
But be aware that it is not very suitable for your pancakes, muffins and cakes.
I forgot to tell you something...
If you ever wonder if you can replace baking soda with cornstarch...
Well the answer is no .
Maizena will bring lightness to your cake. But it does not allow it to swell.
That being said, it is also a great help to thicken a sauce.
But that's not all!
As you probably know, baking soda is a multi-use natural product essential for cleaning the house.
Running out of it to clean up naturally ... It can also be very annoying!
But again, don't panic.
You can replace it with baking powder.
It's amazing, isn't it? But it's super effective.
Find out how here.
