Whole-Wheat - What’s the buzz?
I have to tell you that I didn’t stray far from the beaten path this week; I did however begin to wander off it. The path is not a new...
Putting your Dessert on a Diet! - Jane's Challenge
There should be absolutely no reason for ending a meal without a dessert. Dessert to a meal is like a punctuation mark to a sentence. One...

Leavening Agents
ORGANIC – YEAST Compressed Yeast (fresh or cake yeast) – compressed yeast is moist, perishable, and is preferred by professional bakers....
Pineapple Upside Down Pancakes
I had made some pineapple filling and wanted something fun and easy to make with it. I thought and thought and thought, then bam - why...

Sugars
The Function of Sugars in Baking They add sweetness and flavor. They create tenderness and fineness of texture, partly by weakening the...
Mixing Methods for Biscuits
Biscuit Mixing Method: Sift all your dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Cut in cold shortening by hand (rubbing the flour and fat...

Mixing Methods for Cookies
One Stage: Scale your ingredients. Have all ingredients at room temperature. Place all ingredients to a mixing bowl. With a paddle...

Measurement
It is more accurate to measure ingredients by weighing them rather than measuring them by volume. There are many variables when measuring...

Mixing Methods for Bread
Straight Dough Method: is a one-step method Add the ingredients to the bowl in the following manner. Water, yeast, sugar, flour, salt....

Baker’s Percentages
Bakers use a simple but versatile system of percentages for expressing their formulas. The percentage of each ingredient is its total...
