What is a substitute for baking powder?

If I don't have any baking powder, what should I use?

Baking powder substitute:
For each 1 teaspoon baking powder called for in a recipe, use:

1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar;

OR

1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 cup buttermilk, sour cream or yogurt (to replace 1/2 cup liquid called for in recipe).

Substitutions: 1/2 tsp cream of tartar + 1/4 tsp baking soda = 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp double-acting baking powder = 1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 cup buttermilk, sour milk or yogurt (to replace 1/2 cup liquid in recipe); 1 tsp double-acting baking powder = 1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/4 cup molasses (reduce liquid in recipe by 1/4 cup; adjust sweeteners); 1 tsp double-acting baking powder = 2 tsp quick-acting baking powder; 1 tsp single-acting baking powder = 3/4 tsp double-acting baking powder

Baking powder substitute

For 1 teaspoon, use: 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar; or 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 cup buttermilk, sour cream or yogurt (to replace 1/2 cup liquid called for in recipe).

Wow.. Really bad answers.. Like someone is gonna have cream of tartar in their pantry instead of baking powder.. Real answer.. Baking powder and soda helps the batter rise in recipes, so there really isnt any substitute. Just run to the store and pick yourself up some.. its cheap

Actually I have cream of tartar, but just ran out of baking powder... so those answers aren't so bad

janine610 me too lol sitting here with cream of tartar and have run out of others just because they were dated and cleaned out the cupboard of all dated stuff a week or so ago...have a sick child with a cold so not going to just run to the store...

I believe that 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda is good. And that's right, df etc. Some can't just scuttle over to the store, as easy as it may seem, especially when some of us are in no position to do so. Besides that, what are you doing wasting your time on a site for substitutions if your answers are so simple?

I tried cooking buckwheat and blending 3 Table spoons to my baked goods and that works as good as baking powder. It's a a lengthy process but it is 100% natural

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