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Article: BAKING POWDER, SODA MIX.(FOOD)
- Article from:
- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- November 19, 2004
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Byline: Staff and wire reports
Q: I occasionally see recipes that call for both baking powder and baking soda. Is there any reason these two ingredients shouldn't be used together?
A: No. In fact, baking powder is a mixture of baking soda and acid, such as the sodium aluminum sulfate and calcium phosphate in double-acting baking powder. Baking soda must be combined with an acid and a liquid to produce carbon dioxide, the gas that makes baked goods rise. That's why many recipes developed before the introduction of baking powder contained buttermilk or sour milk.
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