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 ...

If you're fresh out of baking powder and looking for a substitute, let's start with the basics: Baking powder is a leavening agent that's essential for fluffy pancakes, sky-high muffin recipes and ...

Welcome to Advice for Impatient Foodies, R29's new cooking column. Each week, our executive food editor and Impatient Foodie founder, Elettra Wiedemann, will tackle any and all questions you might ...