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 ...

Leavening agents rarely attract attention beyond the moment a cake rises or fails, yet their chemistry shapes texture, ...

Baking soda and baking powder are two types of leavening agents. They’re two distinct culinary products with similar functions. For the most part, you can use them both to give baked goods light, airy ...

Mix up this baking essential — or a good substitute — in minutes. Stacey Ballis is a novelist, cookbook author, and food writer with 20 years of experience. She has authored a cookbook called "Big ...

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 ...

Baking soda reacts with an acid to cause batters and doughs to rise and spread while baking. Baking powder reacts with liquid and heat to create a light, fluffy texture in baked goods. While they ...

Baking powder is a leavening agent that increases the volume and lightens the texture of baked goods. It's used in most baked goods such as cakes, cookies, pancakes, and even batter for frying. If you ...

There is something special about sharing baked goods with family, friends and colleagues. But I'll never forget the disappointment of serving my colleagues rhubarb muffins that had failed to rise.

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 ...