Mix up this baking essential — or a good substitute — in minutes. Stacey Ballis is a novelist, cookbook author, and food writer with 20 years of experience. She has authored a cookbook called "Big ...

Stop overpaying for the package mixes at the store and make your own pancake mix at home. The recipe for this mix is super easy and fast—keep it on hand for even easier and faster pancakes! Just add ...

Baking soda and baking powder are both used in baking, but they are not interchangeable.

Almost every cook has faced this scenario: You're following a recipe that requires baking powder but you only have baking soda. What do you do? Can you substitute? Or this one: You haven't baked for a ...

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