bitter taste in my scones and biscuits

[mysonroger]

i have made scones and anzac biscuits and both have had such a bad bitter taste in them that i had to throw them out.

the common factor between the two was the white wings plain flour, and baking powder - which i used bicarb of soda for this. when the recipe calls for baking powder i've used bicarb - is that where i've gone wrong?? is baking powder cream of tartar???

i've checked the dates of everything and its all fresh and new ingredients.
anyone got any ideas....

[Lirael]

ok i could be wrong but I think bicarb is NOT baking powder. I dunno I never use that stuff anyway lol


http://chemistry.about.com/cs/foodchemistry/f/blbaking.htm

[Lirael]

ok so its the bicarb making it bitter, as you didnt use anything acidic to get rid of the bitterness.
hope that helps

[Zada]

bi carb isnt baking powder. baking powder is umm baking powder.
Dunno how to explain lol sorry

[mysonroger]

on the bicarb pack it says

'baking soda'

i just assumed it was the same as baking powder, but just an old fashioned work (ie soda).
on the cream of tartar packet it just says 'baking'

am i looking bad here???

[Lirael]

no, i dont even use it i cheat :D at least now you know :)

[missie_mack]

Yep its the bicarb... ooopsy! Me myself I just buy the self raising flour its easier

[MrsDribbleDrawers]

baking powder is bicarb AND cream of tartar!!

all found in the cooking aisle at the supermarket. you can making your own baking powder, but I haven't a clue about quantities.

[mysonroger]

normally i use self raising flour for scones, but didn't have any today.in a way, its good that they're not so good otherwise i would have eaten them all. :D

[icypole]

there is a small difference between the two and if you use it wrong in recpies you do get a bitter taste as you got cream of tartar u use in like play dough and baking powder is as it states baking powder what i do if i dont have Self Rasing flour is 1 teaspoon of baking powder to a cup of plain flour that thats self rasing flour

[rynosmum]

I did the same thing when making scones a few years back. They were very bitter and a bit umm.....fishy.......

Use Baking Powder or simply SR Flour.

If you make the next batch, please let me know because I Lurve scones and I'll be 'round in a flash :D

[Lirael]

me too with jam and cream mmmmmmm

[samken]

I know you are going to think me cruel but I did laugh reading this. Bicarb instead of baking powder. The flavour really hits you doesn't it. :laughing: I think I nearly made that mistake several years ago. You don't look bad you just bring back memories.

To make SF you mix baking power with plain flour, I usually keep only plain flour and baking power in the cupboard and the baking powder packet tells you how to make up SF. It just stops me getting confused and using SF instead of plain flour.

[mysonroger]

oh don't worry....i'm laughing too. i did try to perservere through eating one....and i put loads of butter and jam on it, but you just couldn't escape the bitterness. ...the bin, however, is loving them...

[Shanaynay]

lol! I did the same think recently with anzac bikkies, they ended up kinda "fizzy" and very salty ! yuk :p

[maiko]

Apparently you can substitute 1 part baking soda and 2 parts cream of tartar for baking powder but I still think it's safer just to use baking powder or SR flour.

[OllieBear]

Hi there all, this has nothing to do with the baking powder/bi-carb soda issue, but I do have a fantastic receipe for scones which has a guarantee to work out lovely everytime (and extremelly fluffy and soft) It's very basic (although you do need SR flour).


3 cups of SR flour
1 cup of lemonade
1 cup of cream
Mix all ingredients together to form a soft dough, cut with a floured cutter to desired size and place in 220C oven for 10-15min or untill they are a nice light brown colour.

Just thought I'd share this with you all as I found it to be the best receipe for scones that I have come across.

[jaimie]

Maybe it was your 'Rustic' baking tray!!!! hehe..

[OJandMe]

I've always found if there's a recipe that calls for bi-card or baking soda, I always dissolve it first!! otherwise I get the same bitter/horrible taste as you!


But I second the scone recipe.

SR flour, (enough to make the dough 'sconey')
lemonade (one small can)
cream. (one small container)

mix it, roll it, bake it. :thumbsup:

Oh, and for savoury scones, use mineral/soda water instead of lemonade.... :D

Stay away from bi-carb or baking soda.. that's the only way anything I make ever works!

Tops everytime!

[mysonroger]

Hi there all, this has nothing to do with the baking powder/bi-carb soda issue, but I do have a fantastic receipe for scones which has a guarantee to work out lovely everytime (and extremelly fluffy and soft) It's very basic (although you do need SR flour).


3 cups of SR flour
1 cup of lemonade
1 cup of cream
Mix all ingredients together to form a soft dough, cut with a floured cutter to desired size and place in 220C oven for 10-15min or untill they are a nice light brown colour.

Just thought I'd share this with you all as I found it to be the best receipe for scones that I have come across.

this is the exact recipe i use, but i use 4 cups of flour, and my secret is i sift the flour many times, to really get the air in, and i only mix the ingredients together with a butter knife, and only just mix it - I'm trying to keep in as much air as possible (less calories i say - ha ha). (but i don't know if you guys should really be taking any cooking advice from me :o ). the whole thing went crashing down yesterday because i didn't have SR flour, so i tried to make my own.... and well, ewwww yukky poo.

love your comment jaimie

[nut]

So just to clarify, you use 4 cups SR flour to 1 cup lemonade, 1 cup cream?

I'm gonna try it!

[maiko]

I've got a huge craving for scones with jam and cream at the moment. I tried lemonade scones before but they turned out flat and really heavy. I should try it again.