Recipe for Baking Powder

     This is a great recipe if you run out of baking powder.  This recipe is a double acting baking powder.  According to the Food Scientist Shirley O. Corriher a teaspoon of baking powder contains ¼ teaspoon of baking soda and ½ teaspoon of cream of tartar.  Cornstarch separates the soda and tartar and absorbs moisture to keep both ingredients dry.

Yield: 13 ½ teaspoons

• 2 tablespoons cream of tartar
• 1 tablepoon baking soda
• 1½ tablespoons cornstarch

1.  Mix cream of tartar and baking soda and cornstarch together and use as a substitute for 1 teaspoon of

     baking powder.

2.  It is best to mix as needed rather than mixing a large amount at a time.

3.  Keep in a tightly covered container.