Can Baking Powder and yeast be used together?
The answer is yes. Baking powder and yeast can be used together to not only make the food not yellow, but also soft, not only good looking shape, but also delicious.
Traditional steamed buns use the fermentation of yeast , the sweet smell of fermentation makes the buns and pastries goluptious. But yeast fermentation is closely related with temperature. Sometimes when it goes too far, the dough would be sour and needs to be neutralized with some edible alkali.
The main ingredient of Baking Powder is baking soda, which is alkaline. In addition, baking powder can cooperate with yeast to produce more gas to increase the volume of foods, makes the foods more soft and delicious.
