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ellen_fremedon ([personal profile] ellen_fremedon) wrote in [personal profile] mme_hardy 2014-11-11 10:31 pm (UTC)

I think the reasoning is that the baking soda cancels the acidity of the buttermilk, so that the baking powder has a ph-neutral dough to work on. Same reason dutched cocoa-flavored cakes can be leavened with baking powder alone, but natural cocoa needs baking powder.

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