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Type: Multiple-Choice
Category: Baking Skills
Level: Continuing Education
Tags: Leavening agents
Author: SandyToni
Last Modified: 7 years ago

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The role of a leavening agent is to create expansion of batter and doughs by releasing carbon dioxide that give baked goods their porous structure.

There are three main types of leavening agents used in baking:
Chemical Leavening Agents -Baking soda and Baking Powder
Biological Leavening Agent - Yeast
Physical Leavening Agent - Steam
Questions below will test your knowledge about characteristics of these substances and how they work.

Continuing Education Baking Skills

How does double-acting baking powder work?
  1. it works exactly the same as baking soda and baking powder combined
  2. it works twice as fast as regular baking powder
  3. it releases a small amount of gas when mixed, then the balance when heated
  4. it releases a large amount of gas when heated, then the balance when the product is cooled