baking soda vs baking powder

[Semidevil]

I'm trying to make flour tortilla from scratch. the recipe calls for baking powder. I only have baking soda.

Whats the difference and will I get the same result(or similar)?

 

[dabuddha]

Make sure you never google search first

 

[Tsaico]

There is a difference. How much of a difference in relation to food and preparation... I don't know.

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/...emistry/f/blbaking.htm

 

[Ramma2]

Seriously. Why do we have to do your Googling for you.

How Are Recipes Determined?

Some recipes call for baking soda, while others call for baking powder. Which ingredient is used depends on the other ingredients in the recipe. The ultimate goal is to produce a tasty product with a pleasing texture. Baking soda is basic and will yield a bitter taste unless countered by the acidity of another ingredient, such as buttermilk. You'll find baking soda in cookie recipes. Baking powder contains both an acid and a base and has an overall neutral effect in terms of taste. Recipes that call for baking powder often call for other neutral-tasting ingredients, such as milk. Baking powder is a common ingredient in cakes and biscuits.

 

[newb111]

Originally posted by: Semidevil
I'm trying to make flour tortilla from scratch. the recipe calls for baking powder. I only have baking soda.

Whats the difference and will I get the same result(or similar)?

Don't do it. Just because they look the same doesn't mean they work the same.

 

[George P Burdell]

Baking powder = baking soda + other stuff.

 

[Electric Amish]

Differences between baking soda and baking powder.

 

[darkxshade]

it's baking pop damn it!!!

 

[ViviTheMage]

off the top of my head, one makes things rise, one doesn't?

 

[Pacemaker]

if you happen to have cream of tarter you can make baking powder by mixing baking soda and cream of tarter.

 

[effowe]

make your way to the kitchen where the stove be
you gets the baking soda, I gots the D
and get the triple beam and measure up your dope
mix one gram of soda every 7 grams of coke

I would follow the recipe if I were you, don't want your product coming out inferior.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

An effective substitute for baking powder is heroin. Sure, your final product may not rise, or even set properly. But you can be sure your guests will be coming back for seconds and thirds (including later that night when you've gone off to bed; that crashing sound you hear that sounds like someone breaking into your kitchen is the sound of a satisfied eater).