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Pro tip: Check your baking powder before you bake anything
Last weekend I tried making blueberry muffins in my mom's kitchen and they came out flat as pancakes. I checked the baking powder and it expired 8 months ago. Drove to the store, bought a fresh can, and the second batch rose perfectly in 12 minutes. Has anyone else had a recipe fail just because of old leavening?
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angelab621mo ago
That's a good tip, but I gotta gently push back on the "12 minutes" timing for blueberry muffins. Most muffin recipes I've seen take closer to 18-22 minutes in the oven, you know? 12 minutes would probably leave them gooey in the middle unless you're making mini ones. The baking powder part is totally spot on though. I had a batch of scones fail once because the powder was old, and I was so confused why they didn't puff up. Just thought I'd mention the bake time thing so nobody ends up with raw dough!
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anthony_wells28d agoTop Commenter
Did you check if your oven runs hot, cause that can easily cut 5 minutes off most muffin recipes?
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