You only need two ingredients to make this baking staple. It happens to the best of us. You're at the grocery store buying ingredients for a baked good recipe, and you assume you have all the staples.

Love to bake? Then you’ve definitely seen baking powder on a list of ingredients for a favorite recipe — whether you’re making biscuits, quickbread, pies or cookies. But have you ever thought about ...

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 ...

Baking soda reacts with an acid to cause batters and doughs to rise and spread while baking. Baking powder reacts with liquid and heat to create a light, fluffy texture in baked goods. While they ...