baking-powder
1Baking powder — is a dry chemical leavening agent used in cooking, mainly baking. It is most often found in quick breads like pancakes, waffles, and muffins. When dissolved in water the baking powder s ingredients react and emit carbon dioxide gas which expands …
2Baking powder — Powder Pow der, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour, mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.] 1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced by pounding …
3baking powder — baking .powder n [U] a powder used when baking cakes to make them lighter …
4Baking powder — Baking Bak ing, n. 1. The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and hardening by heat or cold. [1913 Webster] 2. The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of bread. [1913 Webster] {Baking powder}, a substitute for yeast,… …
5baking powder — ☆ baking powder n. a leavening agent that raises dough by the gas (carbon dioxide) produced when baking soda and acid react in the presence of water: it usually contains baking soda mixed with either starch or flour and cream of tartar or another …
6baking powder — baking powders N MASS Baking powder is an ingredient used in cake making. It causes cakes to rise when they are in the oven …
7baking powder — ► NOUN ▪ a mixture of sodium bicarbonate and cream of tartar, used as a raising agent in baking …
8baking powder — noun any of various powdered mixtures used in baking as a substitute for yeast • Hypernyms: ↑leaven, ↑leavening * * * noun [noncount] : a white powder that is used to make baked foods (such as cakes and breads) light and fluffy The recipe calls… …
9baking powder — kepimo milteliai statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Vyno (arba kitokios) rūgšties ir krakmolo mišinys. formulė NaHCO₃ atitikmenys: angl. baking powder rus. пекарный порошок …
10baking-powder biscuit — noun leavened with baking powder • Hypernyms: ↑biscuit • Hyponyms: ↑shortcake …
