I need help with some baking math for substituting cream of tartar?!
Answers: with substituting cream of tartar with baking powder. We're making snickerdoodles. The recipe calls for two teaspoons of cream of tartar and one teaspoon of baking soda. What should we use to substitute for cream of tartar and how much?
Cream of tartar is an acid that when mixed with baking soda will make baking powder. Together those two ingredients react with liquid and cause rising. So, if you are substituting for baking powder, you need to add baking soda AND cream of tartar.
To make baking powder, add two teaspoons of cream of tartar for each teaspoon of baking soda.
To do your substitution, omit the baking soda and cream of tartar and add 3 teaspoons full of baking powder.
***This 1 does not need cream of tartar
SNICKERDOODLES
2 eggs
2/3 cup oil
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour, sifted
2 t. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp cinnamon or
2 tsp grated lemon rind
1/2 cup sugar
Heat oven to 400. Beat eggs with fork, stir in oil, vanilla and lemon rind (if using). Blend in 3/4 cup sugar until mixture thickens. Blend flour, baking powder, and salt; add to mixture. Roll into 1 inch balls. Mix 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Roll balls in sugar mixture. Place on baking sheet, criss cross with fork. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove immediately from baking sheet. Variations: You may omit cinnamon and use 2 tsp lemon rind in batter, roll in sugar and bake.
Baking is a tricky area. Unlike regular cooking (a pinch of that, some of this, cook until it's done), a lot of baking has to be precise in order to achieve the desired goal. Baking soda and cream of tartar are two ingredients that are usually matched together when it comes to baking. These are known as leavening agents. This is what is going to make the product, in your case the snickerdoodle, puff. If you do not have any cream of tartar, just use baking powder instead, and omit the baking soda. When substituting, usually 1:4 would create the desired effect. For every 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, use 1 teaspoon of baking powder. So you would want to use about 4 teaspoons of baking powder. Hope it helps!
You can use cornstarch, but cut the amount in half, they are using cream of tartar for a thicker