RAISING AGENTS

Baking Powder.....is a mixture of cream of tartar and bicarbonate of soda. When mixed with moisture, baking powder releases carbon dioxide that expands during baking to make food rise. Plain white flour is is mixed with baking powder as a rising agent to give us self raising flour. Bicarbonate Of Soda....produces carbon dioxide when mixed with lemon juice or buttermilk. Yeast......is a single cell organism that converts the natural sugars in the flour to produce carbon dioxide. Yeast needs warmth, moisture and sugar to work. Yeast is available in both dried and fresh forms for baking.