Bread & Pastries/baking powder

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Expert: Heinz Henze - 12/15/2008


Question
hi
how do I know baking powder and baking soda fresh and I can use for cake.
thanks

Answer
Hi dream,
There should be a freshness date on the outside of the package.  After about 6 months soda and powder start to lose their potency.  You can still use them but they might not be as powerful.  If they are more than a year old I would toss them out and get new.  Hope this helps, happy baking.

Have a great day,

Heinz

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Heinz Henze

Expertise

I can answer questions about various breads, pastries, doughnuts, cakes, and desserts. I have a good grasp and limited experience in chocolate and sugar work.

Experience

I have 20 years of experience in the Foodservice Industry with about 15 of those years in various bakeries, from all scratch baking to bake off operations. I come from a family of bakers and have been baking since before I could write my own name. I am currently the General Manager of a retail/wholesale bakery that produces 600-800 dozen doughnuts, danish, pastries, and cookies per day.

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I attended Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island where I obtained an A.A.S in international Pastry Arts and a B.S in Foodservice Management.

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