Frequent bakers keep baking powder and soda in the cupboard and use them, as a matter of course, well before their “Use By” dates. If you are a new or very occasional baker, here’s what you need to ...

Mix up this baking essential — or a good substitute — in minutes. Stacey Ballis is a novelist, cookbook author, and food writer with 20 years of experience. She has authored a cookbook called "Big ...

Use a common product in your pantry for cleaning and air freshening. April 22, 2010— -- Did you know that there's a product in your pantry that's also a great household cleaner for counter tops ...

Baking powder and baking soda are two of the most important ingredients on the baker’s shelf. Scott Suchman For The Washington Post Baking powder and baking soda are two of the most important ...

Baking powder and baking soda are two essential ingredients that are commonly found in every household and seem to last forever. While they tend to have long shelf lives, eventually they start to lose ...

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 ...

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 ...

Baking powder and baking soda are both leavening, or rising, agents. They contain different ingredients and have different uses. Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. Baking powder is sodium bicarbonate ...

Baking soda and baking powder are both leavening agents, which are substances used to help baked goods rise. Baking powder contains baking soda, along with other ingredients. Experienced and amateur ...