You know what scares me about red velvet cake? The red. You guys know that it’s all food coloring right? I’ve made red velvet cake a number of times before, but I’ve never been able to get over the addition of food coloring to the batter. I usually leave it out all together, BUT in [...]
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I was home visiting the parental units recently and decided to bring half my pantry along because, well truthfully, the baking helped me get through the weekend. Now wait, don’t get me wrong. I love my parents, but going home to visit means relinquishing all forms of adult freedom and independence. For someone who’s been [...]
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Let’s talk about yeast breads again today. I think that amongst the population of casual bakers, yeasted bread is way too much effort for the payout. I’ll start by saying that I agreed with that sentiment when I first started working with yeast doughs. Over time though, you start getting the routine down and it’s [...]
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Dearest banana bread,
We’ve worn the better part of the last decade together. You have never failed me, even from day one when I had no idea what I was doing. Through the tough times I have turned to you for your simple comforts. You were always steadfast and unchanging – a rock, though your texture [...]
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