When you're cooking with baking powder, the first and most important thing to be aware of is that it's a completely different ingredient from baking soda. While some cookie recipes do call for baking ...

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When your pancakes come out too flat or your cake doesn't rise, your leavener might have lost its oomph. Here's how to do a ...

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While most home cooks have used baking powder and baking soda in all sorts of recipes — from pancakes and pies, to cookies and cakes — many people don't really know why they're different and how they ...

I was recently asked about the difference between baking powder and baking soda. Attempting to recall this topic from my food science class some 30 years ago failed and a little research was in order.

Has this happened? You're getting ready to bake a few dozen cookies. You’re pulling out the ingredients, and you see it calls for baking powder and baking soda. But you only have one. Now you’re ...