The Question A reader, Li, asked: "When I first started baking I used recipes from Sweden's top-selling book "Sju sorters kakor" (Seven kinds of cakes/cookies). "The method mostly used starts by whipping sugar and eggs until they turn light and then adding dry ingredients and melted butter. "In most American recipes, the creaming method is often used. Have you heard of this Swedish method? Is there a name for it? What do you think of it? "I find that the Swedish method in ... continue reading...
How to Make Pate Brisee for Pie Crusts
Watch my flaky pate brisee web story here. Please Help Me With My Pie Crust! Brave Will, from Recipe Play boldly asked a question yesterday. Here it is: "Why does my pastry always, ALWAYS shrink so much when I’m pre-baking it? It always shrinks down below the sides. Drive me nuts!" Can you feel the frustration? I can, and I'm with you, Will. Spending time and sweat on making a crust only to see it shrivel away into a tiny version of itself in the oven is most disheartening, to say ... continue reading...
Jenni’s Mixed Grain Bread: It Has All Come Down To This
Do you guys remember Mr. Retehtey from yesterday? Before the great S. cerevisiae visited his humble dough, he made his bread (crackers) with three basic ingredients: flour, salt and water. And then, there were four. To this day, wonderful breads are made with just these four ingredients. I'm going to let my friend, The Reluctant Gourmet, teach you how to make a basic white bread. Go check out his Basic Bread Recipe. Plus, there is a link to all sorts of bread information. This is good ... continue reading...
The Two Stage Mixing Method | What It Is and How to Do It
Use Quality Ingredients and Learn Your Methods In order for your baking to be as good as it can be, you need to use top quality ingredients, and you need to know how to put those ingredients together to get the results you want. This is where really understanding mixing methods comes in to play. While you can take all the cake ingredients, throw them in a bowl, whip them up, and end up with cake, if you are looking for a refined texture, you have to know a few different mixing methods ... continue reading...
The Best Pound Cake Recipe
Perfected Pound Cake, At a Glance ✔️Skill Level: Beginner✔️Skills: The Creaming Method (linked), Powdered Sugar Glaze✔️Type: Pound Cake✔️Number of Ingredients: 11✔️Prep Time: 25 minutes✔️Bake Time: about an Hour✔️Yield: 1 large pound cake, 16-20 slicesJump Straight to the Recipe Patsy's Famous Pound Cake Recipe, Re-imagined by Me I told you guys I would be reporting on the ... continue reading...
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