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Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• rhubarb
• white sugar
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Bring a large pot of water to a boil; place a metal or glass bowl on top, with bottom of bowl just above boiling water. Add rhubarb to the bowl; cook undisturbed for 25 minutes.
2. 2 Meanwhile, dissolve sugar and baking soda in hot water in a small bowl, stirring occasionally.
3. 3 Pour sugar mixture over steamed rhubarb in the metal or glass bowl; continue cooking over boiling water, 2 to 3 minutes more.
4. 4 Pour rhubarb mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean jar; press with a wooden spoon to extract more syrup. Discard solids. Store syrup in the refrigerator.

By NANCY PICKERIGN

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• water
• tea bag
• white sugar
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Gather ingredients.
2. 2 Sprinkle a pinch of baking soda into a 64-ounce, heat-proof glass pitcher. Pour in boiling water and add tea bags. Cover and allow to steep for 15 minutes.
3. 3 Remove tea bags and discard; stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour in cool water; refrigerate until cold, about 3 hours.
4. 4 Enjoy over ice on a hot day!

By cookincode3

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• water
• aluminum foil
• salt
• dish detergent

Instructions

1. 1 Pour water into a microwave-safe mug or bowl. Heat in the microwave for 1 to 2 minutes.
2. 2 Line the bottom of a cereal bowl with aluminum foil. Pour hot water into the bowl. Add salt, baking soda, and dish detergent; do not stir. Place jewelry on top of foil. Let soak for 5 to 10 minutes.
3. 3 Rinse jewelry in cool water and dry well with a soft cloth.

By AllieGeekPi

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• butter
• sweetened condensed milk
• self-rising flour
• cocoa powder
• baking powder
• cola-flavored carbonated beverage

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and dust with flour a 10 inch bundt tin.
2. 2 Cream the butter or margarine till light and fluffy. Beat in the condensed milk. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda; mix into the creamed mixture alternately with the cola.
3. 3 Bake for 45 minutes, or until the cake tests done.

By JENNY AMAR

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• all-purpose flour
• pizza crust
• cornmeal
• water
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Lightly flour a work surface. Place dough on flour and sprinkle more on top. Begin to knead dough, kneading about 2 tablespoons flour into dough until it is soft and supple but not too sticky, 5 to 10 minutes. Cover with a large bowl and allow dough to rest and come to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle lightly with cornmeal.
3. 3 Place water in a deep skillet. Whisk in baking soda to create an alkaline bath. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Adjust heat to keep water at a low simmer while you shape the dough.
4. 4 Dust dough with a sprinkling of flour as needed so that dough does not stick to work surface. Flatten slightly and divide into 6 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a round dough ball.
5. 5 Shape each dough ball into a disk, thinner in the middle, thicker around the edges. Poke a hole in the center. Gently keep pulling and stretching until you've achieved a round pretzel shape that's not too thick.
6. 6 Transfer pretzels (in batches if necessary) to the simmering alkaline bath. Boil about 30 seconds per side. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet with a slotted spoon. Immediately sprinkle with coarse salt while pretzels are still wet and sticky. Let rest for 5 to 10 minutes before baking.
7. 7 Place on center rack in preheated oven until beautifully browned, and stretch marks have formed, about 20 minutes. Exact times will depend on the specific size and shape of your pretzel.
8. 8 Transfer pretzels to a wire rack to cool slightly.

By John Mitzewich

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• molasses
• brown sugar
• ginger
• cinnamon
• coffee
• half-and-half
• clove
• whipped cream

Instructions

1. 1 In a small bowl, mix together the molasses, brown sugar, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.
2. 2 Add about a 1/4 cup of coffee to each cup, then stir in about a tablespoon of the spice mixture until dissolved. Fill cup to within an inch of the top with coffee. Stir in half and half to taste, then garnish with whipped cream and a light dusting of cloves.

By Jennifer

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• butter
• cocoa powder
• cola-flavored carbonated beverage
• all-purpose flour
• white sugar
• buttermilk
• egg
• vanilla extract
• miniature marshmallow

Instructions

1. 1 Heat to boiling: butter, cocoa and cola drink.
2. 2 Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, baking soda and mix gently. Stir in buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and marshmallows.
3. 3 Pour into greased 13 x 9-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes. Cake can be frosted while warm. Makes 10 to 12 servings.

By Carole Zee

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• butter
• brown sugar
• white sugar
• vanilla pudding mix
• egg
• root beer concentrate
• all-purpose flour
• white chocolate chip

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two baking sheets.
2. 2 Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy; beat in pudding mix. Add eggs and root beer concentrate; stir in flour and baking soda. Fold in chocolate chips.
3. 3 Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.

By cvanguil

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• all-purpose flour
• active dry yeast
• sugar
• water
• butter
• salt
• butter
• sea salt

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Whisk 1 cup flour, yeast, and sugar together in a bowl. Stir in water and softened butter until well combined. Let stand until bubbles begin to form, about 15 minutes.
3. 3 Stir salt into yeast mixture, then gradually stir in 2 1/2 cups flour until dough can be picked up in a ball.
4. 4 Knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes, adding more flour if needed.
5. 5 Divide dough into 6 pieces and let rest for a few minutes.
6. 6 Roll one piece into a 15-inch rope, then loop and twist rope into a pretzel shape. Place onto a baking sheet and form remaining pretzels. Cover and let rise for 15 minutes.
7. 7 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
8. 8 Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a pot. Stir in baking soda and remove from the heat.
9. 9 Dip pretzels into the water bath for about 45 seconds, flipping over about halfway through.
10. 10 Transfer soaked pretzels to the prepared baking sheet; brush with melted butter and sprinkle with salt.
11. 11 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

By Tim Drexler

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• water
• sugar
• active dry yeast
• all-purpose flour
• butter
• salt
• water
• egg
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease baking trays.
2. 2 Mix water and sugar together in a bowl until sugar is dissolved; add yeast. Let mixture stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Whisk flour, butter, and salt together in a bowl until well mixed; add yeast mixture and stir with a fork until dough starts to cling. Turn dough onto a floured work surface and knead until smooth.
4. 4 Cut dough into 15 equal pieces and roll each piece between your hands into rope shapes at least the thickness of a pencil. Twist dough into desired shapes.
5. 5 Pour 4 cups hot water into a bowl; stir in baking soda until dissolved. Dip each pretzel into the baking soda solution and arrange on baking sheets. Brush with egg and sprinkle coarse salt over each.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until pretzels are browned and cooked through, 8 to 12 minutes.

By Cam

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• brown sugar
• butter
• egg
• buttermilk
• root beer extract
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• confectioners' sugar
• butter
• root beer extract
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. 2 Mix together brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, egg, buttermilk, and 1 teaspoon of root beer extract.
3. 3 Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix well.
4. 4 Drop teaspoon-sized pieces of dough 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes.
5. 5 To make root beer glaze: Mix together confectioner's sugar, 1/3 cup butter or margarine, 1 1/2 teaspoons of root beer extract, and hot water. Brush on top of hot cookies.

By MB Guba

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• all-purpose flour
• white sugar
• butter
• cola-flavored carbonated beverage
• cocoa powder
• miniature marshmallow
• buttermilk
• egg
• vanilla extract
• butter
• cola-flavored carbonated beverage
• cocoa powder
• confectioners' sugar
• pecan

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. 2 To make the cola cake: Combine flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Place butter, cola soft drink, and cocoa in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Pour over flour mixture; mix well.
3. 3 Stir in marshmallows, buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla until well combined; pour cake batter into prepared dish.
4. 4 Bake cake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
5. 5 To make the cola frosting: Combine butter, cola soft drink, and cocoa in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Pour over confectioners' sugar in a large bowl; mix well. Stir in chopped nuts.
6. 6 Spread cola frosting over hot cake.

By sassysquirrel

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• cooking spray
• pepper soda
• butter
• bacon
• all-purpose flour
• white sugar
• cocoa powder
• cinnamon
• salt
• buttermilk
• vanilla extract
• milk chocolate chip
• butter
• cocoa powder
• confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12x18-inch pan with cooking spray.
2. 2 Combine 1 cup pepper-type soda and 1 cup butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; heat until butter is melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. 3 Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
4. 4 Mix flour, white sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl.
5. 5 Whisk buttermilk, vanilla extract, and baking soda together in a small bowl. Pour flour mixture; mix until batter is blended. Add butter mixture, 1/3 of the bacon, and chocolate chips; mix thoroughly. Spread in the prepared pan.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until top is dry and edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, 25 to 30 minutes.
7. 7 Combine 6 tablespoons pepper-type soda, 1/2 cup butter, and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add 1/2 of the remaining bacon and confectioners' sugar; whisk until frosting is smooth.
8. 8 Spread frosting over brownies. Garnish with remaining bacon. Cool until frosting sets, about 20 minutes. Cut into squares.

By Gavin Logan Suazo

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• semisweet chocolate
• kirschwasser
• vanilla extract
• heavy cream
• cherry
• coffee
• salt
• confectioners sugar
• butter
• kirschwasser
• buttermilk
• vanilla extract
• egg
• white sugar
• shortening
• salt
• cocoa powder
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottoms of two 8-inch round pans with parchment paper circles. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
2. 2 Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, until combined. Pour into prepared pans.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Remove paper from the cakes. Cut each layer in half, horizontally, making 4 layers total. Sprinkle layers with the 1/2 cup kirshwasser.
4. 4 Cream butter in a medium bowl until light and fluffy. Add confectioners sugar, pinch of salt, and coffee; beat until smooth. If the consistency is too thick, add a couple teaspoons of cherry juice or milk. Spread first layer of cake with 1/3 of the filling. Top with 1/3 of the cherries. Repeat with the remaining layers.
5. 5 Whip cream in a separate clean bowl until stiff peaks form. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon kirshwasser. Frost top and sides of cake. Sprinkle with chocolate curls made by using a potato peeler on semisweet baking chocolate.

By Valinda

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• active dry yeast
• water
• all-purpose flour
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Sprinkle the yeast over 1 cup of warm water in a large bowl. The water should be no more than 100 degrees F (40 degrees C). Let stand for 5 minutes until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam. Combine the flour, sugar, and baking soda in a small bowl. Stir half of the flour mixture into the yeast mixture until no dry spots remain. Stir in the remaining flour, a 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 15 minutes.
2. 2 Lightly oil a large bowl, then place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a light cloth and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Divide the dough into 6 equal pieces and form into rounds.
3. 3 Place a steamer insert into a saucepan, and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Cover, and bring the water to a boil over high heat. Add the buns, recover, and steam for 20 minutes. Serve hot.

By Jean Miller

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• butter
• white sugar
• all-purpose flour
• vanilla extract
• baking powder

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
2. 2 Beat butter and sugar in a bowl until creamy. Stir in flour, vanilla extract, baking powder, and baking soda until dough is well mixed. Drop spoonfuls of dough 2-inches apart onto prepared baking sheet.
3. 3 Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes.

By BeckyL

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• all-purpose flour
• sugar
• salt
• lard
• egg
• almond extract
• almond

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. 2 Sift flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together into a bowl. Cut in the lard until mixture resembles cornmeal. Add egg and almond extract. Mix well.
3. 3 Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Set them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Place an almond on top of each cookie and press down to flatten slightly.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the cookies are golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.

By Rosina

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• sweet rice flour
• brown sugar
• white sugar
• coconut milk
• milk
• vanilla extract
• sesame seed

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8x12 inch pan with aluminum foil, going up the sides.
2. 2 Sift the rice flour, brown sugar, white sugar, and baking soda into a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in the coconut milk, milk, and vanilla extract. Stir together until smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and sprinkle sesame seeds over the top.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Let cool in pan for 30 minutes, then remove the foil and place on a cutting board top side up. Cut into 1 inch squares.

By Cassandra Aoki

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• white sugar
• water
• milk
• active dry yeast
• butter
• egg
• bread flour
• sugar
• butter
• egg yolk
• milk
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• red bean paste

Instructions

1. 1 Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, lukewarm water, and 1 cup lukewarm milk in a very large bowl. Add yeast and let stand until yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam, about 10 minutes.
2. 2 Add 2/3 cup melted butter and 2 eggs to the bowl with the yeast mixture and mix well. Add 7 cups flour, 1 cup at a time and mix in; when dough comes together, start kneading until elastic but still sticky. Cover the bowl and let rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
3. 3 Divide dough into 36 equal pieces; cover and let buns rise for 1 hour more.
4. 4 While buns rise, beat 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl. Add egg yolks, 4 tablespoons milk, and baking soda. Combine 2 cups flour and baking powder in a separate bowl; add to the sugar-egg yolk mixture. Refrigerate cookie topping at least 1 hour.
5. 5 Flatten 1 bun in your palm; place a spoonful of red bean paste inside. Squeeze edges together to cover filling and roll bun back into a ball. Let filled buns rise again, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
6. 6 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
7. 7 Divide cookie topping into 36 equal balls. Flatten the balls and use a knife to make shallow hash mark lines resembling pineapple skin on each. Place 1 topping on each bun and place them on a baking sheet.
8. 8 Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 15 to 20 minutes.

By Helen

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• golden syrup
• peanut oil
• cake flour
• salt
• adzuki bean
• water
• peanut oil
• white sugar
• wheat starch
• all-purpose flour
• egg yolk

Instructions

1. 1 Stir the golden syrup together with 3 tablespoons of peanut oil in a small saucepan over low heat until the mixture becomes very warm, and the syrup is easy to stir, about 3 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk together the cake flour, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Stir in the golden syrup until a smooth dough forms. Wrap well with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 4 hours.
2. 2 Meanwhile, combine the adzuki beans and water in a large saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the beans are tender, about 1 hour. Drain and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Puree the beans in a blender or food processor.
3. 3 Heat 1/4 cup of peanut oil over medium heat in the saucepan the beans were boiled in. Stir in the pureed beans along with the white sugar. Cook and stir until the bean paste clings to the stirring spoon, 10 to 20 minutes. Stir in the wheat starch. Scrape into a mixing bowl. Chill in the refrigerator until cold.
4. 4 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
5. 5 Divide the dough and the filling each into 8 equal portions and roll into balls. Press the dough balls between your palms to form circles large enough to envelop a filling ball. Place a ball of the filling onto the center of each pastry circle, wrap the pastry around the filling, and pinch the edges together. Roll the mooncakes in the all-purpose flour to coat; shake off excess. Place the mooncakes seam-side-down onto the prepared baking sheet and press to flatten slightly.
6. 6 Mist lightly with water. Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove the mooncakes from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
7. 7 Brush with the beaten egg yolk, applying more of the yolk to to tops than to the sides. Return to the oven and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes more. Cool completely before serving.

By hearty_cook

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• salt
• water
• water
• white sugar
• oyster sauce
• black bean sauce
• ginger
• garlic
• onion
• oil
• oil
• beef
• cornstarch
• soy sauce
• bitter melon
• ice cube

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a large bowl with ice; add enough salted water to make an ice bath. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add bitter melon and cook uncovered until tender yet firm, about 2 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice bath; allow to sit until bitterness is extracted, about 1 hour. Drain.
2. 2 Whisk 1 teaspoon soy sauce, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, and baking soda together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add beef and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
3. 3 Heat wok or a large skillet on high until smoking. Add 1 tablespoon oil. Add beef to wok in a single layer; cook until browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer beef to a plate. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in wok. Add onion, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in bitter melon; cook until combined, about 1 minute.
4. 4 Stir black bean sauce into melon mixture, then stir in oyster sauce, remaining 1 teaspoon soy sauce, and sugar. Pour in 3/4 cup water; cover and let simmer until flavors combine, 2 to 3 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk remaining 1 teaspoon cornstarch and 1 teaspoon water together; stir in until sauce thickened.

By Doug Wah

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• beef top sirloin
• soy sauce
• cornstarch
• sesame oil
• soy sauce
• orange juice concentrate
• rice vinegar
• sesame oil
• brown sugar
• cornstarch
• peanut oil
• garlic
• ginger root
• orange zest
• red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. 1 Combine beef, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, and baking soda in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate, 1 to 3 hours.
2. 2 Heat peanut oil in a wok or large, nonstick skillet over high heat. Stir in garlic, ginger, orange zest, and red pepper flakes, and cook until garlic begins to brown, 20 to 30 seconds. Add beef; cook and stir until beef begins to brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Whisk together 1 tablespoon soy sauce, orange juice concentrate, rice vinegar, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, brown sugar, and 1 teaspoon cornstarch in a small bowl. Stir into beef, and cook until sauce has thickened and turned clear, about 30 seconds.

By Dianemwj

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• cream of tartar
• cornstarch

Instructions

1. 1 Mix together cream of tartar, baking soda, and cornstarch in a small bowl until well combined.

By Rachael Varblow

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• cream of tartar
• cornstarch

Instructions

1. 1 Mix cream of tartar and baking soda together in a small bowl. To store, whisk cornstarch into mixture and keep in an airtight container.

By Cindy L Warriner

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• yellow cake mix
• banana

Instructions

1. 1 Prepare yellow cake mix according to package directions.
2. 2 Mash the bananas with the baking soda and stir into the cake mix batter. Pour batter into one greased and floured 9x13 inch baking pan.
3. 3 Do not preheat oven. Place uncooked cake in oven and turn oven on to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 1 hour. Let cake cool thoroughly and then refrigerate.

By Carolyn Micklas

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• self-rising flour
• plain greek yogurt
• butter
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Bring 6 cups of water to a low boil in a large pot. Add baking soda.
2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
3. 3 Mix 1 cup flour and Greek yogurt together in a medium bowl until a shaggy dough forms. Transfer to a surface dusted with more self-rising flour, and knead for 8 to 10 minutes. Continue adding flour as needed if the dough is too sticky.
4. 4 Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll each segment into a long, thin rope, 22 to 24 inches in length. Twist the rope into a pretzel shape by taking the two ends, twisting them around each other, then securing both ends side-by-side onto the center portion of the rope.
5. 5 One by one, carefully drop each pretzel into the water and boil until the pretzel floats to the top, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels or a cooling rack.
6. 6 Transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and increase the oven's temperature to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Brush the pretzels with some of the melted butter; continue to bake until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes more. Brush with remaining butter and top with coarse salt.

By Annie Campbell

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• all-purpose flour
• white sugar
• semisweet chocolate chip
• brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Combine the flour, baking soda, white sugar, and the chocolate chips. Place 1/2 of the mixture in a clean quart sized glass jar, and pack firmly. Place the brown sugar on top, again packing firmly. Place the remaining flour mixture on top. Cover with a lid.
2. 2 Attach an index card with the following directions: Empty contents of jar into a large bowl. In separate bowl combine 3/4 cup of butter, 1 1/2 eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until creamy. Add to dry mixture. Drop by tablespoonful onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 8 to 10 minutes.

By Julia

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• sugar
• golden syrup

Instructions

1. 1 Grease an 8-inch square cake pan. Fill a bowl with cold water.
2. 2 Bring sugar and golden syrup to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat and simmer until a small amount of syrup dropped into the water turns brittle, 10 to 15 minutes.
3. 3 Remove from heat and carefully add baking soda; stir quickly until foaming subsides and mixture turns golden. Pour into prepared cake pan. Cool until set, about 15 minutes. Break into bite-size chunks to serve.

By Nicola

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• all-purpose flour
• salt
• cream of tartar
• white sugar

Instructions

1. 1 In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, and sugar. Stir with a whisk, then place into a one quart canning jar.
2. 2 Attach a tag with the following recipe to the jar: Snickerdoodles 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2. In a large bowl, cream 1 cup of butter and 2 eggs. Pour in the snickerdoodle mix, and stir until a dough forms. In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls, roll the balls in the cinnamon-sugar mixture, and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. 3. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should be light brown. Cool on wire racks.

By Diane

Ingredients

• ✓ baking soda
• self-rising flour
• shortening
• buttermilk

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. 2 Sift flour and baking soda together in a large bowl. Cut in shortening with 2 knives or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, making a well in the center. Pour buttermilk into well; stir until a soft ball forms. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 2 to 3 minutes. Roll dough out into a 1/2-inch thick rectangle.
3. 3 Cut out 12 biscuits with a biscuit cutter; transfer to a baking sheet.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until tops are light brown and sides begin to darken, about 10 minutes. Cool biscuits completely on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.

By Carol Reese Hardbarger