Calculating the Leavening

When multiplying recipes, how do you calculate the leavening such as baking powder? I always seem to get to much if I also multiply the baking powder or baking soda.

Earlene

Hi Earlene,

I'm not sure if I understand your question. Please write back to clarify if my answer doesn't match what you were asking.

Usually in the home batches of most bakers, the leavening can just be doubled by multiplying by 2. In professional cooking when the baking is for large quantities, the amounts of leavening are converted to their amount in weight (oz, pounds), doubled, and then converted back to the kitchen amounts (tsp, tbps, etc.).

For home recipes, this formula gives the same amount of ingredient as if you had simply multiplied by 2. Therefore, simply multiply your leavening ingredient by 2 to double your recipe. Then make sure you measure correctly.

Hope this helps,

Desi @ DVO

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