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