Ever wonder how artisan bread bakers get such perfect round loaves every single time? Chances are that they're using a proofing basket to help the loaves keep their shape and structure through their ...
Ever wonder how artisan bread bakers get such perfect round loaves every single time? Chances are that they're using a proofing basket to help the loaves keep their shape and structure through their ...
Ever wonder how artisan bread bakers get such perfect round loaves every single time? Chances are that they're using a proofing basket to help the loaves keep their shape and structure through their ...
So if it has yogurt in it, can we pretend it's healthy? Pretty please? This recipe for Orange Yogurt Cake comes from one of our favorite blogs, Farmgirl Fare. We made it for a barbecue dinner party l...
This weekend, we were halfway through assembling ingredients for a yellow cake when we realized that we'd forgotten to set out butter to soften. Again. We keep sticks of butter in the freezer, so set...
This weekend, we were halfway through assembling ingredients for a yellow cake when we realized that we'd forgotten to set out butter to soften. Again. We keep sticks of butter in the freezer, so set...
This weekend, we were halfway through assembling ingredients for a yellow cake when we realized that we'd forgotten to set out butter to soften. Again. We keep sticks of butter in the freezer, so set...
Bread bakers are a calm, serene, zen-like bunch. (Right?!) But nothing gets us more paranoid than the fear of adding too much flour: too little and we have bubble-gum dough sticking to everything, to...
Many people already use easily-dissolving Wondra Instant Flour for lump-free gravies and sauces. This wheat flour has been pre-cooked and then dried (much like instant rice), so it dissolves without s...
Many people already use easily-dissolving Wondra Instant Flour for lump-free gravies and sauces. This wheat flour has been pre-cooked and then dried (much like instant rice), so it dissolves without s...
It is indeed cherry season here in the Bay Area, a little early but no one’s complaining. Unlike asparagus and strawberries, cherries are hard to find out of season and tend to induce a little fr...
In our post last week on Dried Fig and Nut bars, we mentioned needing to remove the skins from the hazelnuts we were using. If left on, these skins can discolor your baked goods or make them taste bit...
Preferment, noun: A combination of flour, water, and sometimes yeast that is prepared in advance (as in pre-fermentation) and then mixed into the main body of the dough as an additional ingredient. W...
Preferment, noun: A combination of flour, water, and sometimes yeast that is prepared in advance (as in pre-fermentation) and then mixed into the main body of the dough as an additional ingredient. W...
We were in a cookie-baking mood over the weekend, so we flipped through our cookbooks and our 3-ring binder collection of recipe printouts and magazine tear sheets. Finally we settled on a recipe we'...
We were in a cookie-baking mood over the weekend, so we flipped through our cookbooks and our 3-ring binder collection of recipe printouts and magazine tear sheets. Finally we settled on a recipe we'...
Steam is an essential component for getting a classic artisan loaf with good oven spring and a crackling crust, like the sourdough loaves we've been baking lately. Short of investing in an oven with ...
We absolutely loved the recent article in the New York Times on the peculiar emotions and struggle of baking birthday cakes. Elly Schull Meeks talks about it as a milestone and rite of passage for a m...
We absolutely loved the recent article in the New York Times on the peculiar emotions and struggle of baking birthday cakes. Elly Schull Meeks talks about it as a milestone and rite of passage for a m...
Here's a question from longtime reader JenPDX: Hi there - I am more of a cook...I am not a baker. I've come across a cookie recipe that I want to make tonight. The recipe note says that: "The dough i...
Here's a question from longtime reader JenPDX: Hi there - I am more of a cook...I am not a baker. I've come across a cookie recipe that I want to make tonight. The recipe note says that: "The dough i...
Anyone doing any baking this weekend? We're still playing around with sourdough in our kitchen, which boils down to throwing a cup of sourdough starter in just about everything. (Pizza dough? YES! Muf...
Anyone doing any baking this weekend? We're still playing around with sourdough in our kitchen, which boils down to throwing a cup of sourdough starter in just about everything. (Pizza dough? YES! Muf...
Anyone doing any baking this weekend? We're still playing around with sourdough in our kitchen, which boils down to throwing a cup of sourdough starter in just about everything. (Pizza dough? YES! Muf...
We posted earlier this week about the reader cupcake contest that recently wrapped at Martha Stewart. Now there's a reader cookie contest on, and the interesting thing is that you can see all the cook...
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