Recipes with baking soda

Buttermilk pancakes with vanilla and maple syrup whisked right into the batter for fluffy, lightly sweet stacks. Two leaveners and tangy buttermilk give them serious lift without going dense.

Lemon poppy seed pound cake with buttermilk crumb and fresh lemon zest, finished with tangy lemon glaze. Tender Bundt or loaf for tea and brunch.

Carrot cake with crushed pineapple, raisins, cinnamon, and ginger. Moist, tender crumb perfect with cream cheese frosting. Makes a sheet cake or 4 mini loaves.

Cranberry cake wreath bakes a tart-sweet cranberry and orange batter in a ring mold for a festive holiday centerpiece. Fresh cranberries pop against an orange-scented crumb, with walnuts for crunch.

Golden pumpkin bread is a moist pumpkin quick bread with a twist: cornmeal for a golden, tender crumb, sour cream for richness, warm pumpkin pie spice, and studded with raisins and pecans. A cozy fall loaf.

Carrot cake muffins with whole wheat flour, crushed pineapple, raisins, and walnuts. A lightly spiced, oil-free, lower-sugar version that bakes in 15 minutes.

Chocolate chip cookies sweetened with brown sugar and honey for chewy, caramel-deep results. Pantry-staple recipe ready in 30 minutes.

Berry muffins with whole wheat, bran, and fresh strawberries or blueberries. A high-fiber, low-fat breakfast bake sweetened with strawberry yogurt and crowned with crunchy pecans.

Famous peach pound cake folds fresh chopped peaches and sour cream into a buttery, vanilla-almond pound cake batter baked in a tube pan until golden and tender-crumbed.

Sailors' favorite chocolate chip cookies blend peanut butter into a classic chocolate chip dough for soft, peanut-buttery cookies loaded with chocolate. A pantry-friendly bake-sale staple.

Buttery sour cream waffles fold whipped egg whites into a tangy sour cream batter for crisp-edged, cloud-light waffles. The breakfast upgrade your weekend has been missing.

Moist banana nut bread baked low and slow until the crumb turns tender and the crust deepens to gold. Made with ripe mashed bananas, melted butter, and a handful of crunchy nuts in every slice.

First place chocolate chip cookies baked low and slow for thick, chewy centers with golden crisp edges. Dark brown sugar and extra vanilla make these rich and caramelly.

Flaky buttermilk biscuits with frozen shortening shards for maximum lift and tender layers. The fool-proof technique for tall, golden biscuits every time.

Orange-flavored pancakes made with fresh orange juice in the batter and topped with warm spiced applesauce instead of plain syrup. A bright, fast brunch stack with a citrus lift and a cozy spiced finish.

A buttery, moist and delicious blueberry banana bread is perfect for snack with a cup of afternoon tea.