Michelle Darmody: Tasty recipes that use bread soda and baking powder

Baking powder, bread soda, yeast or whipped egg whites are all used to add air to baking. Baking powder and bread soda are two widely used ingredients yet people are often confused about the differences. Both are leaveners, which means they help the baking rise, however they are chemically different.

Bread soda is scientifically known as a base ingredient, the opposite of an acid.