What does apple cider vinegar do in vegan baking?
Chef's answer
Apple cider vinegar The acid in cider vinegar helps activate baking soda in vegan cake recipes and helps raise light sponges whilst adding a slight tang in flavour. You could also use white vinegar but I find the tangy tinge from the cider vinegar adds depth of flavour especially to vanilla bakes and pancakes..
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Grab that jug of plain ol' white or apple-cider vinegar. It's a bargain cleaner: * Remove leftover cooking odors in the kitchen. Boil several cups of water and 5 to 6 tablespoons of vinegar in a pan on the stove.
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When people think about cooking, they mostly think about heat. But there's one sort of dish that is "cooked" without any heat. ... Soak fish or shellfish in vinegar or lemon or lime juice, and the meat turns opaque and the texture firms up, almost as if it has been cooked.8 Jul 1998.
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Some of the participants "washed" their chicken by soaking it in the sink, either with water only, or adding soap, vinegar or lemon juice. ... Chapman said there's no good evidence that soaking raw chicken in vinegar or lemon juice kills bacteria.
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Soak chicken in equal parts white vinegar and water for about 30 minutes. This is Edna Eaton's surprise preparation. The vinegar removes all the gooey, fatty residue from chicken skin so that chicken parts hold coating better. Rinse off vinegar water and pat chicken pieces dry.
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White vinegar is a mildly acidic product that cleans, deodorizes, and disinfects. It can also kill 82% of mold species, including black mold, on porous and non-porous surfaces. You can use it safely on most surfaces, and its offensive odor goes away quickly. Pour undiluted white vinegar into a spray bottle.
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Fish, Seafood The acid in vinegar can tenderize the muscle fiber in lobster, oysters, salmon, and other. Soak them in vinegar for at least several hours, even overnight. You can bring out the flavor of fish by adding a few drops of white vinegar to it..
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Some of the participants "washed" their chicken by soaking it in the sink, either with water only, or adding soap, vinegar or lemon juice. ... Chapman said there's no good evidence that soaking raw chicken in vinegar or lemon juice kills bacteria.
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