What happens if I leave out the bicarbonate of soda?

[nappyaddict]

I want to make some muffins. Will they go terribly wrong if I leave it out?

they won't be light and fluffy. The texture will be wrong.

they'll be flat.

Damn pretty important then. I was hoping cos the recipe is using SR flour it wouldn't be that important.

What about in biscuits?

you don't normally use bicarb in biscuits, do you ? but don't listen to me, I'm not much of a baker

Baking powder and bicarb are different things ...

Who mentioned baking powder?

This is the biscuit recipe:

8oz sr flour
8oz sugar
8oz porridge oats
8oz margarine
1tbsp golden syrup
1tbsp hot water
1/2 tsp bic soda

Sorry !