If you've gone to all the trouble of baking a homemade cake or batch of cookies, only to find they came out flat or dense, your leavening agent might be to blame. While baking powder and baking soda ...
DEAR HELOISE: I understand that baking powder has a shelf life, and that it can go bad. Can you tell me how long it remains good? — Joe and Kay, via e-mail It does have a shelf life, and here’s how to ...
Plus, how to tell if your baking powder is still good to use. Whether you're one of those people who only bakes for special ...
Choosing between baking soda and baking powder is one of those small decisions that quietly determines whether a recipe turns out light, tender, and evenly risen, or flat, dense, and oddly bitter.
Working with the light, airy dough was easier. I folded it a few times and patted it into a rough square before cutting it into pieces. The dense dough felt like more of a battle. It was tougher to ...