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Baking FAQ: Answers to Common Baking Questions

May 17, 2010 | 66 Comments | Email | Print
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Raise your hand if you’ve ever had flat cookies, were out of cake flour and didn’t want to go to the store, or experienced a sunken-in cake? I know I’m waving both of my hands frantically. I think it’s pretty safe to say that we’ve all had our share of baking issues and run into [...]

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How to Build a Baking Pantry, Part II: Ingredients (Advanced)

August 28, 2009 | 21 Comments | Email | Print

[This is Part Two in a four-part series on stocking a baking pantry. You can catch up on basic ingredients by checking out How to Build a Baking Pantry, Part I: Ingredients (Beginner).] So, you’ve mastered chocolate chip cookies and quick breads and feel like you’re ready to move on to more advanced baking, but [...]

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How to Build a Baking Pantry, Part I: Ingredients (Beginner)

August 26, 2009 | 36 Comments | Email | Print

Welcome to my pantry! The above shelving unit is essentially my baking “pantry”. As you can see, I keep a lot of supplies, ingredients, cookbooks, and tools here. This is actually one of two areas where I keep baking supplies – the other houses all of my baking pans and other tools/utensils (you’ll get to [...]

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