Baking Techniques

Dutch apple pie, often made with a lattice work crust or a streusel topping, is a delicious twist on traditional apple pie. If you've got a surplus of apples, make a few extra Dutch apple pies and...

It can be a challenge to prepare and serve meals for kids with allergies or sensitivities to nuts, peanuts, gluten, eggs or other common ingredients. Buying many prepackaged foods is not an option...

Cookies are sweet treats that can be enjoyed in a variety of forms, including pre-formed shapes, bars and brownies. While buying store-bought cookies is a quick way to satisfy your cravings,...

A successful cookbook is made up of both recipes and text that gives you useful, interesting information about its recipes and ingredients. An effective cookbook review evaluates both of these...

Apple pie is one of America's all-time favorites. The flaky crust and the sweetness of baked apples make it a winning combination. This holiday season try a slight twist on this classic recipe by...

Making the perfect cheesecake can at times be daunting. It's not always easy baking a cheesecake that doesn't crack on the surface or sides of the cake. Simple modified techniques can help perfect...

Nothing tastes better than hot, home-baked apple pie fresh out of the oven, but sometimes, it's hard to find the time to bake. To make the best use of limited baking time, make an extra apple pie...

Honey baked ham is a delicious main entrée for special occasions such as Christmas, Easter, or Thanksgiving dinner. Impress your family and friends this year by creating a tantalizing honey...

When you change the size of a baking pan, the cook time will almost certainly need to be modified. Many factors need to be considered to determine the proper baking time, but you should be able to...

Yogurt can be used as a fat substitute in many different types of recipes. It has the ability to help retain moisture in baked goods, and adds flavor to recipes that use heavy creams, while at the...

Sugar Cookies are a popular Christmas-time treat; however, they can be very intimidating and time-consuming to make at home. Once you get past the initial initimidation factor, you will find that...

Cakes are very popular treats for special occasions. You can do nearly anything at all with a cake. One of the most popular cake themes is from the movie Star Wars. Star Wars is beloved by many...

If you are looking for an alternative to regular sugar in a recipe, apple juice concentrate, like white grape juice concentrate or orange juice concentrate, makes a suitable substitute, containing...

Cut-out cookies are fun and festive treats any time of the year but their intricate designs are easily spoiled during the cutting and baking process. Cutting the dough carelessly can destroy a...

Bakers use chocolate in many forms, such as cocoa powder, unsweetened blocks and bittersweet chocolate chips. These different forms of chocolate vary in content, so you should not substitute one...

No Egyptian-themed party would be complete without a cake shaped like a pyramid. No special cake decorating tools or skills are needed to create one. With a couple of cake pans and a large...

Baking cookies with stoneware cookie molds is a time-honored tradition. Instead of cutting cookies out of a dough that has been rolled flat on a pastry board, dough is pressed into the mold to...

Piping is a popular way to decorate a cake. Piping is usually done with a pastry bag, but you can also use plastic disposable bags and just snip the end off. A pastry bag is fitted with the...

Baking cookies is a great way to bring a family together. But sometimes getting them to turn out can be difficult. There are a few causes for thin, crispy cookies. Follow these simple steps for...

If you like to bake bread but don't like the work of mixing and kneading the ingredients to create dough by hand, make the dough with your electric mixer. The Sunbeam Heritage Mixmaster can be...

Before the modern convenience of a gas or electric oven, and even before the introduction of the wood cook stove, bread was baked on the hearth of the family fireplace. The bread could be baked...

Carob chips are made from a substance extracted from the pods of the Mediterranean carob tree. When the pods are first picked off the tree, they are ground into a powder that has a texture and...

Clay ovens have been used for thousands of years and are again becoming popular with the renaissance of gourmet pizzas and fine breads. They also can provide exceptional cooking for meats and...

If the man or woman in your life is an avid hunter, there is no better treat than a dear head cake. To sculpt a deer head cake, you need to make the mount and body using regular cake, and form the...

A homemade Hot Wheels cake makes a great addition to a race car-themed birthday party for your child. Use two circular or ring-shaped cakes, decorated with candy and cookie crumbs, to create a...

If you have ever been to Cornwall and breathed in the soft, warm air tinged with salt fom the nearby ocean, tasted the clotted cream and pasties, for which the area is famous, you will want to...

Stacking tiered wedding cakes creates a traditional, elegant appearance for large cakes. Pillars can be added between every tier, or just to separate the top tier from the rest of the cake. To...

You can bake cakes or buns in an electric steamer or a simple metal steamer placed over a pot of boiling water. These baked goods are usually lighter and have a spongier texture than those baked...

Prepare your chicken a little different tonight. Adding a lemon flavor is a twist on the staple baked-chicken dish. But there are a wide range of ways to prepare lemon chicken. For instance,...

The secret to a really good chicken pot pie is making everything from scratch including the crust. It takes time but the pie can be made ahead and put into the oven later. This is an excellent...

Egg pie crusts are delicious, especially when you've made one yourself. Whether you're filling it with a sweet or savory filling, your family and friends will be sure to thank you when it's time...

Cakes are easier to frost and cut when they have spent some time in the freezer. Crumbs are less likely to come off during both frosting and torting, or cutting into layers.

Birthday cakes are designed to commemorate a special day in a person's life. A birthday cake should ideally mirror the birthday celebrant's interests and tastes. You can purchase a birthday cake...

Cakes decorated in black and white are classy and elegant, yet still bold and modern enough to be different and trendy. Black and white cakes never go out of style, and they are extremely...

Ganache is a rich chocolate mixture that can be piped onto desserts, formed into truffles, whipped and used as a quick filling or melted and used as an icing. There are many different recipes for...

Cooking steaks on a gas grill is a popular American pastime. The adjustable flame allows meat to be cooked to desired doneness, and cooking over a fire gives meat a taste that cannot be matched by...

The not-so-perfect end to a perfect dinner is a cake that sticks to the cake tin. Sure, it still tastes good, but you get a zero for presentation. If the cake is a tier or baked into a shape to be...

Waterfall cakes are a popular trend for weddings, anniversaries and even birthday parties. Waterfalls for cakes are made by draping a rectangular strip of blue fondant from the top tier of the...

Ever wonder how the pastry chef at the corner bakery creates those delicious cakes dotted with colorful candy flowers? Not to take anything away from the master chefs, but it's not as difficult as...

Thanks to the popularity of televised baking contests and bakery reality shows, making cakes is a hot hobby with numerous classes and products available at mainstream craft stores. With a bit of...

At first it may seem easy to make that igloo cake or a cake shaped like a half-moon: the only difference between baking a dome shaped cake and baking the traditional two layer confection is...

A convection oven is a cooking appliance that uses an internal fan to distribute the hot air so it completely surrounds the food while it heats. The fan makes foods cook faster, compared with...

Do you only have access to a convection oven and are wondering how to bake the perfect cheesecake you were able to bake in your conventional oven? Have you stood in front of your convection oven...

If you are at all familiar with cake decorating, there is a good chance that you've run into problems associated with trying to create a perfectly black icing. Most black coloring can affect the...

If you find you've run out of allspice, baking powder, chicken, milk or even ice cube trays, try these handys hint that I use in my kitchen often!

Fondant is, arguably, the most versatile confectionery medium with which to work. It can be colored, flavored, molded, rolled and cut into virtually anything your mind can conceive. A smooth and...

Calla lilies are beautiful set on top of cakes or cupcakes, and add an elegant look to any dessert. Unfortunately, calla lilies are not seasonal during the winter months, and are therefore more...

Marzipan is a sweet, almond-flavored paste that is used in baking and dessert decoration. Marzipan flowers are popular because of how decadent the almond flavor is when combined with baked goods,...

A rich chocolate cake shaped like a terra cotta flowerpot is the ultimate solution in gift-giving and party-throwing. Like any earthenware product, a terra cotta flowerpot can be used in the oven...

Doughnut makers use oil to make doughnuts. Doughnut makers come in several types. The simplest are deep fryers. Makers that are more complicated have trays that flip the doughnuts for even frying....