Some baking enthusiasts swear by Alsa, a brand of baking powder from France, over American brands. Part of the reason some bakers prefer this ingredient can be tied to Alsa's composition and the ...

Kimberly Palizia, a fourth-grader at Goshen Elementary School in Gaithersburg, is looking forward to baking bread at home. The 10-year-old and about 600 other fourth-graders from seven Montgomery ...

Don’t look now, but baking season is breathing down your neck. (I know, already?) This column will help you understand some of the science that goes into baking perfect cookies, cakes and breads. This ...

Eggs might seem simple, but in baking they are anything but. They are the backbone of countless recipes, performing multiple roles simultaneously. Understanding their science transforms ordinary ...

Baking soda has many properties, but its ability to be a cleaning agent is unmatched. One look at these incredible uses and you'll never clean the same again.

In cake making sugar and flour are combined to make a sweet batter. The lightness is obtained by entangling air in the eggs and by the formation of a gas resulting from the union of soda and cream of ...