Mix up this baking essential — or a good substitute — in minutes. Baking powder is a blend of a base — sodium bicarbonate, also known as baking soda — mixed with an acid — often cream of tartar — and ...

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt, I will show you how to make soda bread. This easy homemade soda bread recipe has ...

Wondering if your baking powder or baking soda are still active? Learn their real shelf life, how to test for freshness, and when it's probably time to replace them.

There’s a reason that recipes often call for more baking powder than baking soda, says Frymer, adding that “a little goes a long way.” Too much baking soda may alter the taste of the dish, but not ...

Almost every cook has faced this scenario: You're following a recipe that requires baking powder but you only have baking soda. What do you do? Can you substitute? Or this one: You haven't baked for a ...

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 ...

Baking soda and baking powder are both chemical leavening agents that give height to baked goods through acid-base reactions that release carbon dioxide, but they do so in slightly different ways. To ...

At any given moment, I have at least one open box of baking soda and one open canister of baking powder in my pantry, and I never, ever know how old they are. Unlike cheese or apples, neither of these ...