Food writer Jane Lear swears by a DIY baking powder blend for her favorite buttermilk biscuit recipe, which comes from the Southern chef Scott Peacock, co-author with Edna Lewis of a beautiful ...

Many recipes call for baking powder, but who bakes enough to use a whole can before it expires? In fact, I learned the hard ...

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 ...

Knowing the difference between the two matters a lot while baking and cooking. Here's how to use baking soda and baking ...

These biscuits, eaten fresh out of the oven with butter and some honey or jam, are unforgettable. I’ve been making them for years, mostly because their ingredients’ list is so simple that I always ...

No baking powder? No problem! Check out this simple substitute. No baking powder? No problem! Check out this simple substitute that will keep you from having to run out to the store when you are in ...

Leavening agents rarely attract attention beyond the moment a cake rises or fails, yet their chemistry shapes texture, ...