
Sodium carbonate is well known domestically for its everyday use as a water softener. It has a strongly alkaline taste, and forms a moderately basic solution in water. Pure sodium carbonate is a white, odorless powder that is hygroscopic -absorbs moisture from the air. It most commonly occurs as a crystalline decahydrate, which readily effloresces to form a white powder, the monohydrate. Use a plant based butter to make this vegan.Sodium carbonate: Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, -also known as washing soda, soda ash and soda crystals, and in the monohydrate form as crystal carbonate- is the water-soluble sodium salt of carbonic acid. Example: in my slow cooker corn pudding, an additional 1/2 cup butter will be used. Again, we’re just using a little, because additional fat like oil or more butter will likely be used. We’re using butter today to keep this recipe vegetarian while also providing a rich, buttery flavor and creamy, yellow color.

Baking powder helps our recipes rise and maintain a light, fluffy texture. Baking Powder – our leavening agent which contains baking soda, cream of tartar, and sometimes cornstarch.Granulated Sugar – there is a great divide over whether sugar should be added to cornbread or not, but it’s listed on the back of the Jiffy box and we’re looking to make an exact copy of it! Granulated sugar provides sweetness, enhances the flavor of the corn, and helps keeps baked goods moist and tender.
#Jiffy corn muffin mix nutritional information free#
If you’d like to make this gluten free, try an all-purpose cup-for-cup gluten free flour blend. All-Purpose Flour – a good base for all different kinds of baked goods, especially quick breads, that will produce a light, yet moist and tender cornbread, corn muffin, etc.

Do not use self-rising cornmeal, because it contains additional leavening agents such as baking soda. It’s likely the cornmeal package won’t be labeled with anything, but it’s probably fine or medium. Cornmeal is found in fine, medium, and coarse, but most baking recipes will use fine or medium. The only difference will really be in color. White cornmeal may be used if necessary, because there are only slight differences in flavor.

Because I bake with it so much, I always assume I have some on hand…but you know what they say when you assume. I don’t know about you, but during the holidays I go through a LOT of corn muffin mix (hello corn casserole).
