Cooking is an art, but baking is a science. Experienced bakers know that baking powder and baking soda have to be decreased as altitude rises. Eggs have to be beaten less and steps taken to reduce the amount of air introduced into batters as altitude increases, but why is this so? Baking powder and baking …
Making homemade vanilla extract is one of the simplest things in the world to do. It will also allow home cooks to have more control over the concentration of vanilla flavor in cooking creations. As vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world, second only to saffron, this is also certain to save …
Baking is one of my favorite hobbies and over the years, I’ve collected some pretty strange baking tips & tricks to make the process of baking a bit easier. Some of these off beat tips amp; tricks I’ve learned from friends, others I invented on my own. Piqued your curiosity? Here’s my list of ten …
Betty Crocker makes some of the best food available for baking. The Bisquick Complete Cheese-Garlic Biscuits mix is one of their best. These come in a package that is simple and makes several biscuits. I believe that these come in other flavors as well, but this is the only one we have tried at our …
Have you ever given any thought to all of the things you can do with cinnamon? I have come up with some good ideas (Aside from cooking and baking with cinnamon, of course). Air Freshener Combine ground cinnamon and cloves in a pot filled half way with water. If you have some, add in apple …