baking powder
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A powdered leavening agent added to batter or dough to make baked foods rise and become light and airy.
baking powder
A cooking and baking ingredient that releases gas and helps batter or dough rise.
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ผงฟูช่วยให้เค้กฟูนุ่ม phǒŋ fuu chûay hây khék fuu nûm Baking powder helps make the cake light and fluffy. ผงฟูช่วยให้เค้กฟูนุ่ม details
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สูตรนี้ไม่ใช้ผงฟู sùut níi mây cháy phǒŋ fuu This recipe does not use baking powder. สูตรนี้ไม่ใช้ผงฟู details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines ผง, meaning “powder,” with ฟู, meaning “to rise” or “to become fluffy.” It can therefore be understood literally as a powder that makes batter or dough rise. It is commonly mixed into cake, cookie, and other batters. Recipes often give the amount in teaspoons, such as หนึ่งช้อนชา (“one teaspoon”) or ครึ่งช้อนชา (“half a teaspoon”).
Usage
This word is common in recipes and discussions about making cakes, cookies, pancakes, and some fried batters. It also appears on ingredient labels and in the baking section of supermarkets.
Caution
ผงฟู means baking powder. It is different from เบกกิ้งโซดา (baking soda) and ยีสต์ (yeast), so these ingredients should not be substituted freely in a recipe.
Differences from similar words
1 baking powder synonyms
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เบกกิ้งพาวเดอร์ is a transliteration of “baking powder” and refers to the same ingredient. ผงฟู is the concise, commonly used Thai term.