Citric Acid Safety

Introduction

Citric acid is considered generally safe. Don't inhale it or trow it in your eyes, and instead please enjoy this secret "easter egg" fluffy pancake recipe as a reward for following an obscure safety reference 🙂

Ingredients 🛒

• 40g of butter
• 2Tbsp sugar
• 200g of flour
• 300g of milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp sodium bicarbonate
• 1/2 tsp of citric acid

Process 🥞

• Warm up butter in a small bowl until soft (e.g 15 to 20s in microwave) and mix in sugar to a smooth cream.
• Mix creamed butter, flour, milk, egg, and sodium bicarbonate to a smooth batter.
• Add citric acid to batter and mix. Batter will become fluffy as the acid/base reaction releases about 1.8 cups of CO2.

3Na2CO3 + 2H3Cit ⇒ 2Na3Cit + 3CO2 + 3H2O

• Pour ~1/4 cup batter dollops on a hot metal surface (350F-450F) and grill for a few minutes, flipping pancakes once when edges loose their wet shine.
• Enjoy with your favorite toppings. Syrup, whip cream, cacao nibs, fruits, berries are some delicious options. Together with mangoes, they are great after a mescaline journey.