Blueberry Muffins
Bakery-Style Blueberry Streusel Muffins
Bakery-Style StreuseleasyCleanup score 2 of 5
Baking
Baking soda: what it is, how to pick and store it
Sodium bicarbonate. It needs an acid in the batter (buttermilk, yogurt, brown sugar, lemon) to make it rise, and it helps cookies brown and spread.
How to pick it
Keep a box just for baking, not the one in the fridge soaking up smells. To test it, drop a pinch into vinegar; it should fizz hard.
How to store it
Close it airtight and keep it dry in a cool cupboard: it soaks up moisture and smells.
Out of baking soda? What to use instead
- Baking powder: 3 tsp baking powder for each 1 tsp baking soda. It rises, but bakes come out paler and puffier, cookies spread less, and the extra powder can taste a little bitter.
Baking soda: cups to grams
| Measure | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 221 g |
| ½ cup | 110 g |
| ⅓ cup | 74 g |
| ¼ cup | 55 g |
| 1 tablespoon | 14 g |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.6 g |
Weights from USDA FoodData Central. Baking soda: converter and grams to cups
Recipes with baking soda (32)
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Scones
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Chewy Spiced Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Chewy SpicedeasyCleanup score 2 of 5
Banana Bread
Chocolate Chip Walnut Banana Bread
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Chocolate Cupcakes
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Irish Soda Bread
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Classic ButtermilkeasyCleanup score 4 of 5
Peanut Brittle
Classic Buttery Peanut Brittle
ClassicmediumCleanup score 2 of 5
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
ClassiceasyCleanup score 2 of 5
Banana Bread
Classic One-Bowl Banana Bread
ClassiceasyCleanup score 4 of 5
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- Two-Layer Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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More baking
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Pick and store tips are in our own words. Storage times and safe temperatures are only shown where a U.S. government source gives them, named on each line; for anything not listed here, see USDA's FoodKeeper app.