Cooks Ingredients Cream of Tartar is a reliable baking raising agent in a 140g pot. It helps egg whites hold air bubbles, giving meringues a chewy, crunchy texture. Use it in icings for creaminess or combine with bicarbonate of soda to make your own baking powder for scones and cakes.
For dreamy meringues. Unassuming Cream of Tartar is a must-have when creating chewy, crunchy meringues. Add a sprinkle to egg whites when whisking to help air bubbles form and create pillowy meringue perfection.
Size: 140g
Ingredients:
INGREDIENTS: Raising agent (potassium tartrates)
Nutrition:
| Energy | 1047kJ / 246kcal |
| Fat | 0.0g |
| - of which saturates | 0.0g |
| Carbohydrate | 61.5g |
| - of which sugars | 0.0g |
| Fibre | <0.5g |
| Protein | 0.0g |
| Salt | 0.13g |
Reference intake: Energy 12%; Fat 0%; Saturates 0%; Sugars 0%; Salt 2%
Storage: Store in a cool dry place.
Usage: Serving Suggestion: When combined with bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar makes a raising agent to use when baking scones, drop scones and cakes. Make a simple baking powder by combining 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda with 2 tsp cream of tartar. Cream of tartar is also often added to icing to give a creamy texture, or to egg whites to increase the volume of beaten egg whites when making meringues and pavlovas.
Manufacturer's Address: Packed for: Waitrose Limited, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 8YA, UK.
Packed in: United Kingdom
Recycling: cap (Plastic - PP (Polypropylene)), recyclable; pot (Plastic - PP (Polypropylene)), recyclable; label-glued (Plastic - PP (Polypropylene)), recyclable
