Make Your Own (Gluten-free) Baking Powder!

Baking powder (发粉; 泡打粉) is a key ingredient in many baking recipes. If you have run out of baking powder, there are a couple of easy substitutes for you.

The easiest way is: make your own baking powder by using 2 common ingredients - Baking Soda (苏打粉) and Cream of Tartar (塔塔粉).

Step 1: Homemade Baking Powder.

A. Not all brands of baking powder are gluten-free. In general, the baking powder is made from baking soda, cream of tartar and a "moisture absorption agent" (ie. cornstarch, potato starch and wheat starch).

This recipe is gluten-free, wheat-free, and very easy to make.

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"Gluten free Baking Powder."

Ingredients:
2 parts Cream of Tartar
1 part baking soda
1 part cornstarch (optional)

Use immediately:
To yield 1 table spoon of baking soda, mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar together until we'll combined.

Store:
Add a part of corn starch to the mixture, and stir. Store in a tightly closed container. This step can absorb any moisture from the air, and prevent the baking powder from reacting before we need it.
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B. In addition, did you know that most commercial baking powder also contains aluminum – sodium aluminum sulfate to be exact?

The recipe below is suitable for those who are:
- allergic to corn.
- trying to avoid genetically modified (GMO) corn.
- keep your baked goods aluminum-free.

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"Corn and Aluminum free Baking Powder."

Ingredients:
1/4 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cream of tartar
1/4 cup arrowroot

Yield:
1 cup baking powder.

Stir and sift all ingredients together. Mix very thoroughly with a whisk. Use as regular baking powder. The mixture can clump up so be sure to store in an airtight, moisture-free container.
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