hartshorn salt
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General information
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Application
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Things to know
Synonyms:
Ammonium hydrogen carbonate, E 503
Classification:
raising agent
use:
Staghorn salt (E 503), usually used together with potash, for Christmas baking. Provides a loose dough and a characteristic taste. For flat pastries, honey and gingerbread.
tip:
loosens the dough of flat baked goods honey and gingerbread
Recipe suggestion:
Ingredients: 375 g flour, 250 g sugar, 125 g butter, 175 ml milk, 5 eggs, 1 teaspoon salt of hartshorn
Deer horn cake: Mix eggs, butter, sugar well. Then stir in flour and milk. Finally, add salt of the deer horn and stir well again. Put the dough on a greased baking tray and bake at 180°C for about 25 minutes. The cake should get a golden yellow color. After cooling, glaze with chocolate icing.
knowledge:
Extraction: from horn substance from deer, among others
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirschhornsalz