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 ...

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 ...

You can't have one without the other, but they're not the same. When it comes to baking powder and baking soda, you can't have one (powder) without the other (soda). But that doesn't mean they're ...

Baking experts explain what sets these essential pantry items apart. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, and baking powder is a mix of baking soda, cream of tartar, and a thickener. Both are ...