Recipes of All Sorts Can Be Found for Rhubarb One of my favorite pies my Mom used to make was a Rhubarb Cream Pie. To the best of my recollection that might have been from a Betty Crocker book a long time ago. This wasn’t a Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. It was all Rhubarb, baby, with …
The Italian French Baking Company doesn’t quite rank up there with the legendary Italian bakeries of my East Coast upbringing, but it’s still pretty good, and certainly a damn sight better than getting bread from Safeway or Trader Joe’s. The size of their operation is belied by the small storefront, which makes it appear as …
How High Altitude Environments Affect Bread Dough, and What to Do About It With the price of a single loaf of bread higher than the price of a bag of flour at most supermarkets, it’s no wonder that so many people are trying to learn how to bake their own bread. However, for millions of …
You Can Have Your Sweet Tooth and Eat Too! When baking with a sugar substitute, you should consider changes in sweetening power, texture, and very importantly, taste and after-taste. There are several reasons why a cook would consider cutting out the use of granulated sugar, and these reasons could be; illness, weight loss, no energy …
Baking at elevations of 3500 feet or more is considered high elevation baking. Since the air is thinner the higher your elevation is, of course, this causes a dilemma for bakers. This article will address some of these issues and provide a high altitude baker with tips and tricks to help you in the kitchen. …