Questions about ingredients
#307799 - 05/22/07 01:38 PM
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Natalia82
Reged: 03/22/07
Posts: 83
Loc: Holland
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Ok, sometimes the english gets me in trouble 
I would love to know what an Angel Food Cake is exactly. Is it the way its made or is it just a brand?
And can someone tell me what cream of tartar is?
Thnx
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Angelfood cake is like a sponge cake with no egg yolks. It is a flour base with whipped egg whites. Cream of tartar is a biproduct of wine making and is used in angelfood cake and snickerdoodle cookies and honestly nothing else I have ever seen. It is a stabilizer for the egg whites I believe.
In the US we eat different cake types than in Europe. Our cakes are fluffier and sweeter and don't have chunks/fruits in them. I hope this helps.
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Thnx
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Cream of tartar is also (rarely) called bee's wing or beeswing.
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A completely different question: why do the midst of my cakes keep falling in after been cooling on rack for 20-50 min? The sides are done but the middle isnt. Does that mean i have my oven too cold, too hot, or that the time the pie is in there is wrong?
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Eggs add structure to baked foods. Can you eat eggs?
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I eat egg whites. These cakes i made are from the forum or Heathers recipes and did have egg whites in them. They still collapsed.. i think maybe something goes wrong with calculating from Fahrenheit to Celsius...
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You want to bake at a moderate temp and for a longer time. The lower you cook the more evenly the outside will get done with the inside. Of the recipes I've seen for the UK I believe it is somewhere around 165? I know your 200 is our 400 and we usually bake at 350 so 165 seems right maybe. Make sure that a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Also I have found for her zucchini breads and such that it is almost impossible to get it cooked through- it should instead be cooked in 2 pans. Most of my cinnamon zucchini bread has a gooey couple inches in the middle if I don't divide it into 2 pans. So try that and try turning down the temp and baking longer if the batter is the right size for the pan.
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"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Angel Food Cake help
I did a google search, because I was curious myself. Maybe that question and answer at the link will help?
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Thnx again, ill try that.
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