Chapter 2: Lift & leaveners
How baking soda, baking powder, steam, and eggs lift a batter. Ten lessons on the chemistry of rise, from biscuits to popovers. Focus: Soda, powder, steam.
Level 11: Tall drop biscuitsBaking powder power · 30 minLevel 12: Irish soda breadAcid + soda · 55 minLevel 13: Buttermilk pancakes, oven-finishedManaging soda · 30 minLevel 14: Cream puffs without fearSteam leavening · 60 minLevel 15: Dutch babyOven spring · 30 minLevel 16: Angel biscuitsTwo kinds of lift · 2 hrLevel 17: Popover towersHeat and batter depth · 45 minLevel 18: GingerbreadMolasses acidity · 50 minLevel 19: Chocolate cupcakesCocoa chemistry · 45 minLevel 20: Leavener lab cakeSide-by-side diagnosis · 45 min