Baking Powder
Sarah

08/25/05 		What is in baking powder that makes the things you use rise when baked?
Sarah

08/25/05 		What substance is in baking powder that causes things that are baked to rise?
ellen

08/25/05 		Baking powder releases carbon dioxide when wetted or heated and the protein/gluten in the grain catches it in bubbles. Full info here:

http://www.ellenskitchen.com/pantry/bsbp.html