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 ...

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 ...

Baking soda is the magic white powder that makes your baked goods rise. It puts the fluff in muffins, the height in pancakes and the layers in cake. While baking soda is an important ingredient in ...

They’re both white powders. They’re both used in baking. Both substances are leavening agents, substances that release gas bubbles and puff up dough so it’s fluffy instead of flat. Both have the same ...