Why Pancakes Stay Fluffy Without Baking Powder
Fluffiness Is a Bubble Problem When baking powder is missing, the disappointing part is not the empty canister. The real issue is whether the batter can generate gas, hold that gas, and set before it leaks out. If the immediate goal is making pancakes without baking powder, the useful question is not which substitute sounds closest to baking powder. The better question is which method creates the most stable bubbles for the kind of pancake being made. ...