You don't want to accidentally use the wrong one. There are two items that most of us have in our pantries that can be easily confused for each other. Not only are their names similar, but they look ...

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 ...

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 ...

Folks making stir-fries and boozy steak marinades are allowed a certain freedom as they create their appetizing fare that bakers can't enjoy. Any ingredient that seems like it would elevate the dish ...

Baking powder and baking soda are two of the most important ingredients on the baker’s shelf. Baking powder and baking soda are two of the most important ingredients on the baker’s shelf. The advent ...

The difference between baking powder and baking soda is an enigma that has plagued the home baker since the dawn of time -- ...

Both baking soda and baking powder are crucial ingredients when it comes to cooking “quick rise” baked goods like pancakes and muffins, but they’re actually both quite different products. So what ...

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.

Baking soda and baking powder are both common leavening agents for quick breads, cakes, cookies, and more. Both are critical in making doughs or batters rise, but they are not the same thing and ...

Baking soda and baking powder might sound similar, but these two ingredients are far from interchangeable. If you have ever accidentally used baking soda in place of baking powder (or vice versa) ...

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 ...

A key ingredient in baking is a leavening agent (Photo: Shutterstock) I’m not a big baker and the confusion between whether to use baking powder or baking soda just adds to my distaste for this ...