Baking Powder Substitute?

msack3889 · 09-11-2011, 04:30 AM

I want to make this recipe, but it calls for baking powder. Is there anything I can substitute instead?

You know those pumpkin cream cheese muffins at Starbucks?

Or maybe B.P. is allowed? I thought I read somewhere that it wasn't, but now I can't find my source.

msack3889 · 09-11-2011, 04:38 AM

Is baking soda (plus one of the other substitutions listed here) okay to use?

BAKING POWDER – There are three ways you can substitute for baking powder, depending on the recipe:
1 teaspoon baking powder equals 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; or, 1 teaspoon baking powder equals 1/2 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt: and 1 teaspoon baking powder also equals 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/3 cup molasses. When using the substitutions that include liquid, reduce other liquid in recipe accordingly.

dazygyrl · 09-11-2011, 04:46 AM

just curious why not just use baking powder?

msack3889 · 09-11-2011, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dazygyrl

just curious why not just use baking powder?

You were posting as I was editing my original post. I thought I had read someone on the boards say it wasn't allowed, but now I can't find my source.

Emi · 09-11-2011, 05:53 AM

Wish I new .... great question.. can't wait for the answer!!!

Kiki373 · 09-11-2011, 08:53 PM

I have a P3 cookbook that I downloaded off the internet and there is a little blog in it that says baking powder is not allowed on P3 because it is a starch. You can use baking soda and cream of tartar in place of baking powder. Mix 2 parts cream of tarter with one part baking soda.

BTW.....I have a can of baking powder in my house and just looked at the ingredients and corn starch is the first ingredient.

Hope that helps!

msack3889 · 09-12-2011, 04:14 AM

Thank you! I knew I had seen it somewhere

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09-11-2011, 04:38 AM	#2
msack3889 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mass Posts: 505 Gallery: msack3889 WOE: HCG Start Date: 7/4/2012	Is baking soda (plus one of the other substitutions listed here) okay to use? BAKING POWDER – There are three ways you can substitute for baking powder, depending on the recipe: 1 teaspoon baking powder equals 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; or, 1 teaspoon baking powder equals 1/2 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt: and 1 teaspoon baking powder also equals 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/3 cup molasses. When using the substitutions that include liquid, reduce other liquid in recipe accordingly.

09-11-2011, 04:46 AM	#3
dazygyrl Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4,529 Gallery: dazygyrl	just curious why not just use baking powder?

09-11-2011, 05:53 AM	#5
Emi Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 419 Gallery: Emi Stats: 197.3/135/135 WOE: HCG Simeon's Protocol Start Date: R5 1/2012	Wish I new .... great question.. can't wait for the answer!!!

09-11-2011, 08:53 PM	#6
Kiki373 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 182 Gallery: Kiki373 Stats: 151.8/151.8 /120 WOE: WW Points Plus Start Date: January 2013	I have a P3 cookbook that I downloaded off the internet and there is a little blog in it that says baking powder is not allowed on P3 because it is a starch. You can use baking soda and cream of tartar in place of baking powder. Mix 2 parts cream of tarter with one part baking soda. BTW.....I have a can of baking powder in my house and just looked at the ingredients and corn starch is the first ingredient. Hope that helps!

09-12-2011, 04:14 AM	#7
msack3889 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mass Posts: 505 Gallery: msack3889 WOE: HCG Start Date: 7/4/2012	Thank you! I knew I had seen it somewhere