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BAKING SODA HAS NO SUBSTITUTE.(Living)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
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February 21, 2007
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Byline: Food Network Kitchens
Q: I was about to make some banana bread and realized that I did not have any baking soda. Is there a substitute for baking soda in a recipe? Is it really necessary to use baking soda at all? -- Ana Vega, Greenacres, Fla.
A: The short answers: No, there's no substitute, and, yes, baking soda is necessary.
Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, has a number of functions in baking: It acts as a leavener as well as a browning agent. What does that mean? Think about what a slice of bread looks like: there are ...
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