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baking powder

baking powder

15 1.0
A white powder used in cooking to make dough or batter rise
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪkɪŋ ˈpaʊdər/
translation icon : polvo de hornear
  • To make the cake rise properly, you need to add baking powder to the mixture.
  • sugar and baking powder

In a small bowl, we're going to combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda.

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Examples

  • Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.

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  • Stir in plain flour, cornflour, and baking powder until it forms a dough.

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  • You need to use 2-3 times more baking powder than baking soda.

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  • But you basically mix up flour, eggs, milk and baking powder to make the pancakes.

  • Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl.

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  • In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder, and gently fold it into the chocolate-egg mixture.

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  • Blend the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, ground ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.

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  • In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, granulated sugar, and nutmeg.

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  • Whisk together the remaining 2 cups of flour, the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

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  • In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt.

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How Light

yeast
  • Specialized
68 1.1
raising agent
  • UK
3.7
baking powder
15 1.0
baking soda
  • US
29 1.2
air
1.0

Surface Forms

baking powder singular

Morphology

baking + powder

The compound directly denotes a powder used for baking — combining 'baking' (making bread/cakes) and 'powder' (a fine dry substance) yields a powder used in baking. This compositional, noun-noun compound is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'polvo de hornear'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer its basic meaning and function.

Etymology

Baking powder is a literal name: it is a fine powder used in baking that makes dough 'rise' by creating tiny bubbles of air when it is heated. That's why the name simply tells you what it does.