If you have too much baking powder, the muffin will look and taste different. If you have too little baking powder, the muffin will be all flat and taste different.
Baking soda will cause things to rise also. Muffins are smaller so there is not as much need for lift. Baking powder will give more rise than soda. Whoever created the recipe chose to use soda instead of baking powder.
No, they are not interchangeable. I am not sure about the rising each would produce, but the taste would definitely be different.
Baking powder in a recipe helps your item rise when baking.
Muffins are fairly forgiving, if I was doing it, 1 teaspoon of oil, 2 tablespoons of water or milk and 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda or baking powder, whichever the recipe calls for.
I haven't tried it but I read if you increase the baking soda. Example if recipe calls for 1 tsp of baking soda, add 2 tsps and they will rise nice and high. It was on a review of a muffin recipe. [Edit; JunioMuffinMan] Careful! If you do that it could affect the taste! try baking powder if the recipe calls for baking soda. I think that instead of putting some baking soda you could put baking powder but also do more of the baking powder than you would do of the baking soda. this should help, but you should experiment around a bit and also try putting double the baking soda and whatever works best you should do
Yes it aids in the rising. When a recipe contains baking powder and baking soda, the baking powder does most of the leavening. The baking soda is added to neutralize the acids in the recipe plus to add tenderness and some leavening.
yes indeed
It's very doubtful it will make you sick. However, the baking powder will be useless in the recipe if it has reached (or surpassed) the expiration date.
The recipe that I use calls for baking soda.
Baking powder and baking soda are often used together in recipes in order to add lift to the final product. Because baking soda is a base and commercial baking powder is generally slightly acidic, they are often used together to neutralize both each other the other ingredients of the recipe. Yes baking powder and soda can both be used in the same recipe.
Depending on your recipe: You can replace eggs in the recipe with this formula (per egg): 1/4 cup applesauce or 1/2 banana 1 tsp. baking powder If your recipe calls for milk you can always use water, juice or rice milk. If your recipe calls for butter you can use margarine or shortening.