![]() What Is Baking Powder?īaking Powder is baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) that is already mixed with an acidic ingredients. In baking, the usual acidic components include: buttermilk, brown sugar, molasses, vinegar, yogurt, lemon juice (or other citrus juice), natural cocoa powder (dutch processed cocoa powder is not acidic), and chocolate.īaking soda is ideal to be used instead of baking powder if there is an acidic component because it is about four times more effective than baking powder. When the basic properties of baking soda mix with the acidic properties of another ingredient the baking soda works to neutralize the acid and this is what causes the air bubbles (carbon dioxide) that leaven the baked good. In order for it to do it’s job of leavening your baked good, it needs an acidic component to react with. On the ph scale, it is considered a basic. Baking soda, also sometimes referred to as “sodium bicarb,” is plain sodium bicarbonate.
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