In 1937 the founder of the Interstate Bakery Corporation introduced cakes good enough to serve in the White House, and dubbed them Dolly Madison. The first lady, wife of President James Madison, was well known as a domestic goddess. Her name has a long association with everything for the home, including linens, dinnerware, jewelry, tobacco, …
I do not mean to confuse you with the title of this blog post. I am not talking about simply lining up a few well-known brands that design and manufacture the best bread machines or bread makers. If you are looking for that kind of article, you probably would quickly figure out that the Internet …
The sponge is made with your starter and left overnight. This is the method which commercial bakers used when producing the bread our grandparents remember from their childhood. It sounds complicated but once you have tried it it will become the basis for your breadmaking. From here you can go on to produce many kinds …
Late summer and early fall in Newfoundland and Labrador find the local berry spots visited on a regular basis. Some patches are well know and others are kept secret by one or two people. The most common berries harvested are blueberries, partridgeberries, raspberries, and bakeapple berries. Of the four, the bakeapples are the most labor …
Sweet and Easy with a Cake Mix Cake mixes are just dry ingredients already combined for you. You can use them in many other recipes besides cakes: these bar cookies are one of my favorites. When you use a cake mix, make sure that you buy the size of mix specified in the recipe. There …