Question

Bakery items are soft and fluffy. Give reason.

Answer 1

• Carbon dioxide is released when baking soda is used to manufacture bakery items like pastry, cake, bread, etc.
• Baking soda when heated decomposes to produce carbon dioxide.
• The carbon dioxide produced gets trapped within the dough as bubbles. This makes the dough rise.
• Due to this, the bakery items become soft and fluffy.