Can I use baking powder in place of baking soda in a banana muffin recipe?

They're not the same but they can be used in the same way in recipes.





I found this article from ochef.com that will break down the information better than I can:





Baking soda is four times as strong as baking powder 鈥?so if your recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of baking soda, you would need four teaspoons of baking powder to produce the same amount of lift. Unfortunately, though, it鈥檚 not that simple.





Baking powder is made of baking soda and exactly the right amount of acid to react with the soda (it also includes corn starch to keep the ingredients from prematurely reacting in the privacy of their container). So if your recipe already has acidic ingredients that were going to neutralize the baking soda called for, you are adding other ingredients that may not sit well with them.





Substituting for a lack of baking powder is very easy: 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar (ignoring the cornstarch) for each teaspoon of baking powder required.





We鈥檝e looked in dozens of books to be sure, but no one provides information for the reverse procedure 鈥?substituting baking powder when you don鈥檛 have soda on hand. To do so, you would have to consider the acidic ingredients in the recipe, and perhaps reengineer the recipe to replace them with more neutral ingredients (using whole milk instead of buttermilk, perhaps). But at that point, you would see, it would be easier and probably a lot more successful to pick up a box of baking soda.





Hope this helps.





Cheers!


-EilishCan I use baking powder in place of baking soda in a banana muffin recipe?
I am pretty sure it is the same thingCan I use baking powder in place of baking soda in a banana muffin recipe?
No, definately not recommended..They are both leveling agents, however baking soda is four times as strong as baking powder. They are definately not the same thing.
No, I wouldn't try that! They are 2 different products and I would hate to see you waste a good recipe!
sure... both will have the same result