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Sodium carbonate (washing soda)

Also searched as: soda ash

In short: A stronger base than baking soda. Baked baking soda turns into sodium carbonate and gives pretzels their colour and flavour.

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Sources · 1
  • Harold McGee: On Food and Cooking (2004), Kapitel Brot: Laugengebäck