baking

Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven
Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, but can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot stones. The most common baked item is bread but many other types of foods are baked. Heat is gradually transferred "from the surface of cakes, cookies, and breads to their center. As heat travels through, it transforms batters and doughs into baked goods and more with a firm dry crust and a softer center".

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  1. Puggles

    Adding water during bread baking

    Adding water to preheated vessel during baking bread helps create steam to make for a more crispy crust, does that work all the time? My Sourdough needs a more crispy crust and that is the only thing I know that helps. When it's cooled, it's more "leathery" and I want it to, if anything get...
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    baking powder and baking soda

    Many recipes call for baking powder and baking soda? What do they do and what's the difference between them? Is this article correct? Baking Soda vs. Baking Powder: What’s the Difference?
  3. A

    Best way to add thick honey when baking

    I have a recipe which requires a tbsp of honey. I pour my honey into a tbsp then transfer from the tablespoon into my pot or pan. The process takes ages as the honey is so sticky. Any suggestions on speeding it up? I like to be able to add the ingredients quickly at the end, so I can leave...
  4. flyinglentris

    Mesquite Bean Flour For Baking

    Mequite bean flour is an almost forgotten way to bake breads, cakes, cookies, pie crusts and other things. It was largely a baking style in the southern United States. Have any members ever baked with mesquite bean flour and care to share their experience? BTW: Mesquite is a spiny...
  5. Packaged Cocoa Powder

    Packaged Cocoa Powder

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  6. Cocoa Butter

    Cocoa Butter

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  7. TastyReuben

    Condition of pots and pans

    I was recently reading a Serious Eats/Food Lab post, and in the series of pics that Kenji Lopez Alt included was a black baking rack. In the comments, someone chided him over using a coated baking rack, saying that the coating invariably flakes off and into the food. KLA humorously pointed...
  8. Orange Oil Concentrate

    Orange Oil Concentrate

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  9. Golden Dill English Muffins

    Golden Dill English Muffins

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  10. Active Dry Yeast

    Active Dry Yeast

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    Vanilla Extract

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  12. FowlersFreeTime

    Baking with sugar substitutes?

    So, interesting thing happened yesterday. I made a banana bread with a sugar substitute which claims to be 1 for 1 replacement for brown sugar, but the results I didn't expect were: When creaming the butter and "sugar" together, the mixture was thicker and perhaps even "drier" than I'm used to...
  13. Chocolate Strawberry Pecan Nut Rolls

    Chocolate Strawberry Pecan Nut Rolls

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  14. Cup Cake / Muffin Mold

    Cup Cake / Muffin Mold

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  15. 100% Cocoa Chocolate Bars

    100% Cocoa Chocolate Bars

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  16. mjd

    Baking substitutions

    Source: King Arthur Flour Baking powder substitute For every 1 teaspoon of baking powder called for in the recipe, combine ¼ teaspoon baking soda and ½ teaspoon cream of tartar. Bake immediately. Baking soda substitute Baking soda run out? For every ¼ teaspoon used in the recipe, substitute 1...
  17. flyinglentris

    French Baking Baguette Pans

    Has anybody used French Baking Baguette Pans for their baguette breads? Do you have a preference for the type of pan, number of slots, etc.?
  18. bakedbeans18

    King Arthur Baking Classes Worth It?

    Has anyone here ever taken a class from King Arthur Flour? This can be either in person or online. Are they worth it in your opinion? I'm considering taking one, but not if it's just a recipe walk through as there are tons of free videos for virtually any type of baked good. What I'm looking...
  19. TheChefGoingHomeToday

    Pastry / baking cookbook recommendations?

    Despite all the cookbooks I have, I'm missing any on pastry or baking. Well I did find this one hidden away yesterday, quite a surprise as I have no idea when or why I bought it :unsure:. Looks a good book, as you'd expect. Can anyone recommend any good pastry or baking books, preferably for a...
  20. TheChefGoingHomeToday

    Baking times with mini tins?

    I've been given four of these mini loaf / cake tins. Does anyone have any advice on cooking times using these? I've seen some references online to reduce the cooking time by 25%, so for the Victoria sponge I made yesterday this would be 15 minutes instead of 20 minutes. These tins are 40mm deep...
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