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 ...

Have we really given much thought to the subject of leavenings, those necessary elements that make baked goods rise? As yeast and baking soda are not interchangeable, there has been confusion over the ...

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 ...

Has this happened? You're getting ready to bake a few dozen cookies. You’re pulling out the ingredients, and you see it calls for baking powder and baking soda. But you only have one. Now you’re ...

I was recently asked about the difference between baking powder and baking soda. Attempting to recall this topic from my food science class some 30 years ago failed and a little research was in order.