Sourdough bread is made with yeast that remains living in unbaked bread dough, which is saved and fed, often for years. This starter grows the yeast and it results in the distinctive sourdough taste. The longer you maintain your starter by feeding it and baking with it, the better tasting your bread will become. Keep …
The funny thing about cookies is that it’s very easy to think that it’s the only one particular ingredient that accounts for most of its flavor. A lot of people could easily be forgiven for thinking this because let’s face it, when we are baking chocolate chip cookies, which ingredient is necessarily the star of …
If you are running out of ideas as far as adding a bit of an unconventional taste to your muffins go, you really cannot go wrong with bananas. The great thing about bananas in the typical American grocery is that they are pretty much available all-year round. I am talking about 365 days in a …
Baking holiday recipe is a wonderful way to give gifts from the heart. By choosing tried and true Christmas cookie recipes, stocking your pantry well in advance, and giving yourself time to actually bake, you’ll be well on your way to a low-stress holiday season. Plan A Baking Menu The first step in getting organized …
I do not know about you, but I have not always been a big fan of carrots. Maybe it is those Bugs Bunny cartoons where Bugs is constantly chewing on a carrot, or perhaps it is the fact that my parents tried to trill into me the health benefits of carrots. Carrots, after all, are …