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Article: BAKING SODA HAS NO SUBSTITUTE.(Living)
- Article from:
- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2007
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Byline: Food Network Kitchens
Q: I was about to make some banana bread and realized that I did not have any baking soda. Is there a substitute for baking soda in a recipe? Is it really necessary to use baking soda at all? -- Ana Vega, Greenacres, Fla.
A: The short answers: No, there's no substitute, and, yes, baking soda is necessary.
Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, has a number of functions in baking: It acts as a leavener as well as a browning agent. What does that mean? Think about what a slice of bread looks like: there are all kinds of little holes and pockets in it; it's not a perfectly smooth, flat surface. Those holes and pockets are ...
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...Baking powder, baking soda create different reactions Scripps Howard News Service Sunday, December 2, 2001 What's the difference between baking soda and baking powder? Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate, an alkaline (a base, the opposite ...
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