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Potash (Pottasche)

Also searched as: potassium carbonate

In short: An old for honey and gingerbread doughs. It needs acid from the honey and a long rest, and makes baked goods spread rather than rise.

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