I assume sometimes that everyone knows how to toast nuts, but you know what happens when you ass-u-me, right? Well, I came across a short blip in a cookbook and it had a blurb about toasting nuts and since I make a lot of my recipes with toasted nuts I thought I would write a…
Category: Baking Tips (5)
Common Baking Substitutions
A word about baking substitutions. Baking is as we all know, a science and sometimes you can “fool” a recipe by substituting another ingredient in the recipe if you don’t have one. Below are a few common substitutions you can do instead of running to the store if you are hard pressed for time. I…
Baking Tip: How Make Self-Rising Flour Or Cake Flour
Flour Substitutions: I don’t have a cute picture or story today. Just a couple quick tips on flour. Just the facts Mam. You may notice sometimes recipes will call for “Self rising flour”. I notice a lot of Southern recipes call for self rising flour. I’ve heard you can make your fried chicken extra crunchy…
Baking Tip: “How To Make A Parchment Sling”
People always ask me how I get perfect looking cuts on brownies or anything where you have to cut the cookie or baked good that you made in a pan. The secret is the “sling”. You can sling almost anything that goes into a square, or oblong pan. This goes for brownies, fudge, banana bread, key lime…
Baking Tip: Room Temperature Eggs
People ask me all the time, what are some good tips for creating a great cake or baked good.. 🙂  In actuality, all you really need is a proven recipe and make sure to follow the directions. You will notice a lot of recipes, especially cake recipes; call for room temperature eggs. What should you do if you…
