Friday, April 26, 2013

How to Make Reduced Baking Soda



I made this reduced baking soda for my kutsinta recipe, because kutsinta needs a lye water which is very difficult to find in my place so I looked for a solution by searching in the internet and reading different sources like forums and websites. This is how to make a reduced baking soda, a substitute for lye water.

I pre-heated the oven for 5 minutes then baked 1/2 cup of baking soda at 150 degrees celcius for 80 minutes,  I let it cool and put in an air tight container, now I am ready to make kutsinta. How about you?

Any recipe that calls for lye water, this is a substitute for it.

37 comments:

  1. Very interesting! Mely, I salute & greatly thank your resourcefulness. And, because you (and I) love good food, we'll mind everything for our tummy pleasures! ;) Same here, I don't proceed with a Kuchinta recipe requiring for Lye Water that I can't easily access in my place.

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    1. Thank you very much for your appreciation, it made me smile :-).

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  2. Hindi na poba kailangang haluan ng tubig ang baking soda bago i bake?


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  3. Thank you so much for the reduced baking soda recipe Mely, I too can not get lye water and would really rather substitute with reduced baking soda. Love your recipe for kutchinta and am earger to try it.

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    1. You are welcome, thanks for dropping by and God bless.

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  4. very interesting but i want to try.. i wonder if not going to burn..

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  5. Basta po ba baking soda lang.

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    1. oo just follow the instruction kung paano mo sya gawing REDUCED baking soda.

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  6. I really want to make my own kutsinta but cant buy lye water so thanks for the recipe how to make reduced baking soda. Its my day off today and i will be eating my kutsinta today and will let you know how i go :)

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  7. Hi, I just want to know kasi 150C is 302F, hindi po ba masusunog ang baking soda? Kasi 80 minute sa oven eh. Thank you po.

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  8. Hi, I just want to know kasi 150C is 302F, hindi po ba masusunog ang baking soda? Kasi 80 minute sa oven eh. Thank you po.

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  9. hello,, i don't have oven..
    can i just heat the b.soda on stovetop over a covered pan? double the time in baking?

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  10. I am not sure about it, I have not tried.

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  11. galling naman po! I don't have 1/2 cup though, can I bake 1/4 cup lang? how much does it yield?

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    1. oo pwede, enough na po yon for few batches ng recipe ko for kutsinta.

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  12. hmmm.. i'll try it tomorrow

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  13. The instructions says to bake the Baking Soda for 80 minutes... does that mean 1.5 hours. It might burn or becomes so dark and it will be bitter! Please reply. Thanks.

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    1. yeah exactly more than an hour, try it first, and see for yourself. If it will be bitter and burnt i will not share this info.

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  14. Can I use this in making Pichi-Pichi?

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  15. So can if a recipe asks for 1tbs lye water, do i just use 1tbs reduced baking powder? Thanks po. :)

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  16. Ask lng po pwede bang direct nlang gamitin ung baking soda no need to bake?

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  17. Ask lng po pwede bang direct nlang gamitin ung baking soda no need to bake?

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  18. Ask lng po pwede bang direct nlang gamitin ung baking soda no need to bake?

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  19. Hi Ms. Mely thanks for this post, i 'm only trying this now i just have a question how long is the shelf life of the finished product since i only cook on some occassions? Many thanks po

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    1. 6 months in a well sealed (airtight) container.

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  20. Panu po pag wala pong oven?

    Tnx po.














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  21. how about if i will try small amount only like a tbps only, is it 80 mins also?

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  22. Pwede po bang gumawa ng kutsinta without lye water and reduced baking soda? Just flour, sugar, food coloring and water lng po?

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  23. Ask ko po if ilang tbsp ang ilagay ng reduced baking soda sa kutsinta

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  24. how long is this good for po in storage? salamat🙂

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