Knowing the difference between the two matters a lot while baking and cooking. Here's how to use baking soda and baking ...

Whether I’m whipping up a batch of pancakes, a tin of muffins, or a single cake, I can almost guarantee that the recipe will call for baking powder. This staple pantry ingredient is one every baker ...

If you've gone to all the trouble of baking a homemade cake or batch of cookies, only to find they came out flat or dense, your leavening agent might be to blame. While baking powder and baking soda ...

Baking powder might not be the star of the kitchen, but let's be honest: it's a behind-the-scenes hero. You might think of it ...

Baking powder and baking soda are two of the most important ingredients on the baker’s shelf. Scott Suchman For The Washington Post Baking powder and baking soda are two of the most important ...

Q: It seems as if every time a recipe calls for baking powder, I never get the rise I expect. I have made cakes and pound cakes that flopped with fresh-from-the-market baking powder, and they have ...

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