Questions tagged [baking-soda]

I'm in a place where buying baking soda is proving to be quite difficult*, so I was looking for substitutions, and it seems there really aren't any. So this got me thinking: Baking soda is made (or otherwise harvested from nature) in some way. How…

I am a German living in Australia and I am generally quite happy with Australian food. However I do not understand why there is so much baking soda in scones. One would buy self-raising flour and even add more of the raising agent. I wonder, if…

What is baking soda used for, and how much should be added?

If I'm quadrupling the recipe for a red velvet cake do I still add four times the baking soda and powder?