Baking soda and baking powder are two common cooking ingredients. Is there a difference between the two products? Can you substitute them in recipes? Can you use one to make the other? Find the answers...

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com GuideFebruary 11, 2004
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thanks .my coconut cookies taste like cake .what if i didnt add baking soda ?
I am baking cookies and my recipe call for baking soda. I only have baking powder. Can I
use baking powder instead of soda?
hey thanks my cookies taste like heaven in the summer breeze.
Hi. recipe calls for 1 TB baking powder and 1 1/2 tsp of baking soda. I HAVE BAKING SODA but not baking powder. Can I omit the baking powder? Will the pumpkin loafs rise?