AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition · 8585
Specification 3.3.2.5, 3.4.1.3 · Paper 1
A substance or incorporated gas that helps a mixture rise and develop a lighter texture during cooking.
Revise: Eggs as a Raising AgentA classic whisked sponge uses whole eggs whisked with sugar, rather than separated egg whites. It can be made with plain flour and no added fat or chemical raising agent: its rise depends on the air incorporated during whisking. Whole eggs and sugar are judged by a thick trailing foam, not by the peak tests used for egg whites.
- Revise: Steam as a Raising Agent
A gas that helps a dough or mixture increase in volume, or an ingredient that supplies that gas.
- Revise: Raising Agents Properties
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- Revise: Microorganisms in Food Production
A substance that produces or introduces gas into a mixture, causing it to rise and become lighter.