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[askwhatsforlunch]

Lebkuchen

At this time of year, the house really comes alive with the homely smell of biscuits baking, the oven warming the kitchen, and the delightful scent filling all the rooms. And what a delightful scent Lebkuchen have!!! Spices mingling with chocolate; it could not be more festive and exactly the kind of delectably crumbly biscuit one fancies after choosing the tree, among a crowd of stout, stunning firs at the Christmas Tree Farm (another wonderful seasonal smell!!) Happy Saturday!

Ingredients (makes about 20, of different sizes):

200 grams/7 ounces pure runny honey (like a fragrant Mountain Honey we brought home from Auvergne)

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

6 plump cardamom pods

half a small star anise

1 1/3 cup plain flour

1 cup spelt flour

1 1/4 heaped teaspoon Mixed Spice

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 orange

120 grams/4 ounces good dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa)

In a medium saucepan, combine honey and butter, cut into small chunks. Heat over a low flame until butter is melted, and well-mixed. Remove from the heat, and allow to cool. Set aside.

Crush cardamom pods, and empty the pods in a mortar. Grind the seeds thoroughly with the pestle. Spoon ground cardamom into a small cup; set aside.

Place star anise halve in the mortar, and thoroughly crush and grind with the pestle. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine plain flour, spelt flour, ground cardamom and star anise, Mixed Spice, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda. Grate in the zest of half of the orange. Give a good stir, to mix.

Dig a well in the middle, and pour in cooled honey and butter mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon until a rather sticky dough forms. Place in the refrigerator, to cool, 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 180°C/355°F. Line two baking trays with baking paper. Set aside.

Once the dough has chilled and firmed up, roll it out, rather thick, onto a lightly floured surface. Using cookie cutters of different shapes (or sticking to the traditionally plain round ones), cut out the lebkuchen, and place onto prepared baking tray, spacing them a bit as the shall spread out a little.

Roll out scraps until you have used all the dough.

Place in the middle of the warm oven, and bake, at 180°C/355°F, 15 minutes until a nice golden brown colour.

Remove from the oven, and let the biscuits cool completely on wire racks.

In a medium bowl over simmering water, melt three-quarters of the dark chocolate, until smooth, shiny and silky. Remove from heat, and stir in remaining dark chocolate, roughly chopped, with a spatula until completely melted. Then, return over simmering water, until smooth and slack again, to temper. Remove from the heat.

Dip one side of the lebkuchen into the melted chocolate, gently shaking off excess chocolate, and return to the wire rack, to set.

Enjoy Lebkuchen with a cup of tea, coffee, Cardamom Hot Milk or for something more decadent, an Eggnog!

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[ami-ven]

Happy National Bicarbonate of Soda Day!

#national bicarbonate of soda day #bicarbonate of soda #national days of stuff #holiday

[a-confusion-of-doctors]

my father was mr bicarbonate please call me sodium

#sodium bicarbonate #NaHCO3 #baking soda #bicarbonate of soda

[juliehowlin]

Bicarbonate of soda

An old fashioned word for baking soda is Saleratus ("aerated Salt"). Rudyard Kipling mentions it in his novel Captains Courageous - fishermen used it to stop their catch from spoiling.

10 things you might not know about bicarbonate of soda:

#facts #bicarbonate of soda #baking soda

[salora-rainriver]

Being on ADHD meds is hilarious. Everything from street drugs to gingko biloba is a potential risk, and it’s never a weaksauce risk like nausea or a mild headache. No, it’s either “your heart might explode” or “call your doctor if you’re experiencing hallucinations and seizures”.

Also funny is telling your hippie mom about these interactions:

#yes thats right #lisdexamphetamine interacts with sodium bicarbonate #yes sodium bicarbonate is used as a drug. i saw baking soda pills on sale as a supplement #if youre wondering. cocaine might explode your heart. gingko may cause seizures #also funny about this is my current medication regimen also includes escitalopram. #go on. check the interaction between Escitalopram and Lisdexamphetamine. #my heart hasn’t exploded yet so I think we’re fine. but this means i REALLY shouldn’t try cannabidol.

[murderousink23]

12/30/2023 is Bacon Day 🥓🇺🇸, Falling Needles Family Fest 🇺🇸, National Bicarbonate of Soda Day 🇺🇸

#bacon day #falling needles family fest #national bicarbonate of soda day

[revived-ophelia]

Everybody acts like insane puking women in blood stained clothes are so cool until you actually are one 🙄then it's all "Please clean up the floor afterwards".

#personal bs #i need a bicarbonate of soda

[wildwood-faun]

all right who has advice for how to freshen up (vintage!) white textiles that have either been stained or gone a bit yellow?

one of the items is a shirt whose front and cuffs have been starched to oblivion and I'm hesitant to just soak it but maybe I have to?

#i also have a bow tie that i tried soaking in a bicarbonate of soda bath but that did Nothing #i might end up just going with bleach but they don't even sell that in my most local stores??? #i have this idea of a magical soak but all the advice i've googled up so far is put this or that in your washing machine and :/ #life of kit #textile nerdery

[askwhatsforlunch]

Maple Spelt Banana Bread

This Maple Spelt Banana Bread is simple but beautiful. It is fluffy, has a deliciously nutty flavour without nuts, which makes it suitable to your friends and family with nut and/or dairy allergy, and is just delightful with a cup of tea or coffee!

Ingredients (makes a loaf):

½ cup plain flour

1 1/2 cup spelt flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

½ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons butter

3 over-ripe bananas

2 tablespoons demerara sugar

1/3 cup pure Canadian Maple Syrup

4 eggs

1 teaspoon Homemade Vanilla Extract

1/3 cup spelt milk

1 tablespoon pure Canadian Maple Syrup

Butter a large loaf tin, and line with baking paper. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine plain flour, spelt flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Give a good stir and set aside.

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat once butter is melted; set aside.

Preheat oven to 175°C/345°F.

In a large bowl, mash bananas thoroughly with a fork. Stir in demerara sugar and half of the Maple Syrup, then add the eggs, one at a time, whisking well after each addition. Finally, gradually whisk in Vanilla Extract and spelt milk.

Gently stir spelt flour mixture into banana mixture with a rubber spatula until just blended. Then, stir in remaining Maple Syrup and melted butter until well-blended. Pour batter into prepared loaf tin, and place in the middle of the warm oven. Bake at 175°C/345°F, for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. 

Let Maple Spelt Banana Bread cool slightly before removing from the pan, and placing onto serving tray. Brush generously with Maple Syrup, to glaze.

Serve Maple Spelt Banana Bread with a nice cuppa.

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[charmcoin]

TIL apparently they used to put ammonia in cookies

#pers #specifically ammonia bicarbonate. not just straight up ammonia #it served a similar purpose to baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) #in that it served as a leavener

[tradeasiaintl]

The chemical compound sodium bicarbonate is usually referred to as baking soda. It is produced via a fascinating chemical process that begins with naturally occurring raw materials and results in a high-quality, widely-used product.

#chemical industry #infographic #chemical suppliers #chemicals #manufacturing #sodium bicarbonate #baking soda #production process

[whats-in-a-sentence]

For example, at 25.0 °C and 1.013 × 10⁵ Pa, 1 mole of NaHCO3 will occupy a volume of 38.9 mL and 2 moles of NaHCO3 will occupy twice this volume, 77.8 mL, but the ratio of the amount to volume (i.e. the molar concentration) remains the same (figure 9.6).

"Chemistry" 2e - Blackman, A., Bottle, S., Schmid, S., Mocerino, M., Wille, U.

#book quotes #chemistry #nonfiction #textbook #baking soda #sodium bicarbonate #ratio #concentration

[tenth-sentence]

If NaHCO3 is placed in a sealed container so that no CO2 or H2O can escape, the gases and solids come to a heterogeneous equilibrium.

"Chemistry" 2e - Blackman, A., Bottle, S., Schmid, S., Mocerino, M., Wille, U.

#book quote #chemistry #nonfiction #textbook #baking soda #sodium bicarbonate #carbon dioxide #water #sodium carbonate #equilibrium #chemical reactions #gas #solid

[educritter]

Why This Ingredient 3: Minerals

Part three of the ingredients and their uses series, minerals! Take care of your body: lick a rock today!

Very few of these are the minerals described in the article, but they look cool so here we are.Photo by Edz Norton on Unsplash Minerals are underrated. For a lot of minerals, only a tiny amount is needed for them to take an immense part in the body’s ability to stay alive and well. Many come from rocks, but often those rocky mineral sources are broken up and modified by plants, or simply mixed…

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[healthglorious]

Baking Soda: Uses, Health Benefits, and Side Effects

Introduction Baking soda, commonly known as sodium bicarbonate, is a common home commodity. It has a somewhat salty and alkaline flavor and is a white crystalline powder that is soluble in water. It has numerous applications, including baking, cleaning, and personal care. In this post, we will look at the different uses as well as their health advantages and side effects. Uses  Baking soda is a…

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#baking #baking soda #cleaning #damage surfaces #health benefits #Kidney Stones #leavening agent #neutralize stomach acid #overdose #personal care #relieve itching #side effects #skin irritation #sodium bicarbonate #treat urinary tract infections #uses

[murderousink23]

12/30/2022 is No Interruptions Day 🇺🇲, Bacon Day 🥓🇺🇲, Falling Needles Family Fest Day 🌲🇺🇲, National Bicarbonate of Soda Day 🇺🇲

#no interruptions day #bacon day #falling needles family fest day #national bicarbonate of soda day