Cream of tartar helps make egg whites fluffy and airy and makes them less likely to deflate in the oven.
Sonia,
Cream of Tartar helps activate baking soda, but I suppose it could be made without it, as it's not always found in cake recipes.
Whipped the egg whites for over 12 mintutes to stiffen (would
cream of tartar help those who can't get them stiff enough?).
The egg whites and baking soda and
cream of tartar help with the rising, while the vinegar, sesame oil and caraway seeds give it the right taste.
Not exact matches
A pinch
of cream of tartar in the meringue can
help, too.
I read somewhere that a pinch
of cream of tartar can
help — though I've never tried it.
The blogger behind révolution végétale mentions two ingredients that will
help stabilise your foam: guar gum and
cream of tartar.
Instead
of yeast, they require chemical leaveners such as baking power, sodium bicarbonate or
cream of tartar to
help them rise.
And Spencer, I just made a batch but added 1/4 tsp
cream of tartar to
help them hold their structure.
Two new key ingredients
help give us more success — more cornstarch and
cream of tartar.