LeaveningLeavening is the process of lightening or cause to rise. In the recipe before of pizza yeast was used to cause the pizza to rise and become fluffy. Yeast was a biological leavening agent and released gas through fermentation. In this recipe I am using a chemical leavening agent in the self-raising flour. The agent is baking soda mixed with a dry acid. All you need to do now is to add water to start the reaction. In this recipe leavening is used to get the bread soft and fluffy.
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RecipeBlueberry Passionfruit CakesIngredients
• 150g softened butter • ¾ cup caster sugar • 2 large eggs at room temperature • 11/2 cups self raising flour • 50ml milk • grated zest of 1/2 a lemon • ½ cup blueberries • ½ cup passion fruit pulp. Method 1. Preheat the oven to 170c fan assisted 2. Grease 2 bar tins sides and bottoms. Cut out baking paper and line just the bottom of the tin. 3. Cream the butter and the caster sugar together in a bowl until pale in colour and fluffy 4. Add the eggs to the mixture one at a time, beating in between 5. Fold in the flour, then stir in the milk and the lemon zest and passionfruit pulp. 6. Carefully fold in the blueberries 7. Pour the mixture in to the prepared baking tin and bake in the centre of the oven for 25 – 30 minutes until golden brown ( the cake doesn’t rise a lot but is very light) |