Dr. Oetker Hamur Kabartma Tozu is a ready-measured baking powder in single-use sachets. This pack holds five sachets of 10 g each, and one whole sachet is intended for 500 g of flour, so there is no need for a spoon or scale. The powder contains only raising agents (sodium pyrophosphate and sodium bicarbonate) and starch, and the manufacturer states that it is produced gluten-free. According to Dr. Oetker, this baking powder goes back to a formula developed by Dr. August Oetker in 1891.
Blend the sachet evenly with the flour and the other dry ingredients so that the dough rises uniformly. It suits plain and marble cakes, lemon cakes, muffins, cookies, poğaça and other flour-based pastries. The manufacturer advises not opening the oven door during the first 20 minutes of baking, because a sudden draught of cool air can make a cake sink. Each sachet also carries a different recipe idea, which is handy when you are looking for something new to bake.
Store the sachets in a dry place away from damp and steam, since moisture weakens baking powder. Five single-use sachets mean you open a fresh portion each time instead of keeping a half-used tin for months. The manufacturer's nutrition table lists a high salt equivalent (48.7 g per 100 g), which comes from the sodium-based raising agents, so use the amount given in the recipe rather than adding extra.