Baking Basics

Carob powder is made from the pod of the carob bean. The beans grow on the carob tree, which is part of the legume family and can live up to 100 years. The carob tree does not bear fruit for the...

Flour can be made from any type of milled grain, although baking flour is usually made from wheat. Baking flour serves a variety of purposes for making goodies such cakes, pastries and bread.

Many recipes require the use of mint powder. Of course, it is available at stores, but you can actually make it at home and save your money. Interestingly, it can be rewarding for those who grow...

Sodium bicarbonate is the chemical name for a very common household substance: baking soda. If you've ever done any baking, you'll know that sodium bicarbonate is a white, odorless, powderlike...

Cream of tartar often appears in recipes for baked goods such as cookies and meringues. But what is cream of tartar and what role does it play in baking?

Enjoy one of my family’s favorite recipes! This recipe along with many others located under my avatar were first produced and used frequently by my grandparents and their parents. I wanted to pass...

Baking recipes are really instructions for complex chemical reactions. You need to mix the right proportions of sugars, starch, protein, fats, and acids and bases to get the perfect texture and...

This is a corn-free and gluten free baking powder mix. If you are on a rotation diet or avoiding corn, you could replace the cornstarch, as I did, with another flour, such as arrowroot, tapioca,...

Corn starch has been used for years for many, many household uses. From babies to cleaning supplies, medicinal remedies, cooking and many more, women have known the secret to saving money and...

Cream of tartar is an acidic white powder derived from the sediment left after the wine making process. If combined with baking soda, cream of tartar becomes baking powder. It is used to add...

Ahhhh, chocolate. The prodigious quantity of writing produced over the centuries on the subject of chocolate is testimony to how truly beloved this foodstuff is. Entire books have been written on...

If you have a recipe that calls for self rising flour, don't go out and buy a whole new bag of self rising flour when you have everything you need to make your own right at home. Read on to see...

How many times have you gone to make a recipe, but when you went to grab the baking powder, you only found baking soda? This has happened to me so many times, that I decided to find a solution to...

Another cookie recipe that everyone loves...

Making frosting is a breeze for some, but it can be frustrating for others. If you remember a few basics steps, you'll make a perfect frosting you can be proud to share. Here are the steps to get...

Here's a super easy way to make self-rising cake flour that will save you money.

Baking egg free is easier than you think! You may double this recipe (in two separate batches) for a double layer birthday cake that works great. This cake will serve 12.

Beware that not all cake flours are self-rising flours. To make some (and save some money doing so), read ahead.

If you are a baker than you know that baking powder is a main ingredient in most recipes. However, if you bake a lot and run out of a packaged powder, you don't have to hustle off to the market...