Dear Heloise: I've got a problem! Sometimes my cookies, muffins, cakes and biscuits don't rise enough. I was told that there is a test for checking the freshness of baking powder. I tried this and was ...

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 ...

To the average home baker, ingredients can get confusing. Baking is a science, which allows for less improvising with a recipe compared to cooking. Baking powder and baking soda look so similar – even ...