Baking Basics

If you are an avid baker or even just a casual baker, you are definitely familiar with sugar, flour and butter. You know that sugar adds sweetness to your baked …

With so many choices available, I keep a wide selection of flours in my kitchen. Unbleached all-purpose white, whole wheat, cake flour, and even gluten-free. And then there’s pastry flour. …

Sweet or savory, puff pastry can be used in a wide variety of recipes. Crisp and light, a puff pastry should rise to several times its thickness, resulting in many …

No matter what time of year it is, it’s always a great time for pastry!  Whether it’s a delicious berry tart, a delicate pastry with custard cream, or a lattice …

You want to make a perfect pie crust. You read the recipe, you measure and mix and everything is looking great. Then, you go to roll the dough out on your …

When you are planning on baking something delicious, you may look at the recipe and wish that you could make it a little healthier. While baking typically implies that you …

While it may seem strange to think about baking pastry without an oven, there are many reasons to do so. Maybe you don’t want to turn your entire oven on …

It doesn’t matter how amazing you are at baking, how long you have been a baker or what you are baking, eventually, you are going to mess up. I’ve been …

With the numerous KitchenAid stand mixers on the market, it can be difficult to know exactly what sets each model apart. Many of us may be unsure about which mixer …

Maybe you’re brand new to cake making or maybe you’re just looking for more cake tools to add to your collection- either way, we have you covered! I have spent …