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Category Archives: Baking
A Lifetime of Muffin Evolution
It has occurred to me recently -again- that we as Americans do not have much of an understanding of history – at least not in the European sense, and certainly not at all from the Asian perspective. We tend to … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Comfort Food, Food, Our Favorite Dishes
Tagged Bran, Bran Muffins, molasses, raw bran, Splenda, Whole Wheat Molasses Bran Muffins, Wyatt Earp
24 Comments
A Baker’s Journey: Bread, Time, and Nuts
There was a time when I thought I’d like to have a bread blog – that was about 5 years ago – at the time, I was enamored with anything bread, and of course, there was a ton to learn. … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Food
Tagged almond milk, club rolls, coconut milk, low yeast breads, nut milks, Pre-ferment, slow rise bread
23 Comments
Consistency vs Improvement: a Baker’s Dilemma?
It’s been some time since I did a bread post – not that this is a bread blog – I’ve never said that, mostly because I’m pretty much a generalist – and if I had a bread blog, I’d soon … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Food
Tagged Baker's yeast, free form breads, preferment, proofing tub, wet dough
15 Comments
What Makes Pie Crust So Challenging?
OK, here’s the way I think – sometimes I think there’s a unseen world around us where our pets are actually hosts for the spirits of those we once shared love with, and who are now departed – and then … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Food, Fruit
Tagged cast iron pie pan, Culinary Institute of America, NPR, pie crust, ricotta cheese pie, simple pie crust
11 Comments
The Cookie as Teacher
I don’t bake a lot of cookies, I think maybe because I’m a diabetic, but I do recognize their value to cooks as an educational tool. Why? Well, let’s start with their commonality – there’s no one who doesn’t know … Continue reading
The Lost World of Drfugawe 