Baking Techniques

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...

Chocolate Chip Cookies! One of the most popular cookies in the U.S. There are many different recipes for them but I have found through trial and error that this is the one my family and I enjoy...

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...

I learned how to make pie crust by following the directions in a magazine many years ago. I haven’t had the article for a long time, but I wrote down and kept what I thought I might forget; the...

Artificial sweeteners are products used as a substitute for natural sugar. People on low-sugar diets can opt for eating desserts with artificial sweeteners without depriving themselves of the...

Have you ever wondered how long your homemade cookies will keep? With the holidays around the corner some of us want to get a jump start on our holiday baking, but how soon can we start on the...

A countertop convection oven, often called a "toaster oven," can be used to cook or bake nearly any dish you would cook in a conventional oven. Convection ovens can bake food up to 30-percent...

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....

Parchment paper is paper that has been coated with silicone. The silicone is safe to use in the heat of an oven. It works to keep food from sticking to its surface. Even nonstick baking sheets...

Combine the delicious tastes of cream cheese, bacon, and crescent dinner rolls into an amazing dinner appetizer.

Making your own home-baked bread gives you the satisfaction of knowing that it is preservative-free and made from whole grains. Not only is it an excellent source of fiber, it is less expensive...

Baking conjures up images of rising breads and cakes in an oven. However, with innovation and effort, you can bake bread on your grill easily. Once you know how to work with your grill, you can...

Using fondant is a great way to decorate a cake. You can shape it into almost anything and it creates a professional look to your cake. This is a simple fondant recipe good for anything from...

Cookies are one of the most versatile of all desserts. There are endless varieties of cookies, and for every variety there is a different way to present the cookies. Sugar cookies, rolled out and...

a pastry crust is a very delicate venture and requires certain prostheses to ensure success.

When making a pie crust or pastry, carefully follow the recipe, but remember that results may vary. Protein content in flour, humidity in the air and elevation levels can affect the end result....

Homemade bread is tastier than the average store-bought loaf, and the heavenly smell of baking bread can instantly improve your mood after a stressful day's work. Thanks to the advantages they...

Molded cookies, generally made with cookie cutters, are an easy way to make personalized desserts for holidays, birthdays and special occasions. A variety of cookie cutters can be purchased in...

Admit it: When movie theater lights go down, nothing beats the taste and texture of a hot pretzel dipped in your choice of creamy cheese or spicy mustard. Even popcorn takes a back seat to...

When using a bread maker start with the ingredients. You can make any type of bread in a bread maker that you can in the traditional way. However, bread makers differ in the amount of each...

Some of the common mistakes people make when making biscuits, are to overwork the dough, use a rolling pin, add too much flour, or cook them in the wrong type of cookware. I will give you the...

Cannoli is one of the most popular Italian desserts here in the United States (and Italy for that matter). It is featured in Italian restaurants, stereotypical mobster movies and I think Robin...

A cookie press is used to make patterned cookies by forcing dough through a tube. Different attachment plates on the end of the tube create Christmas trees, hearts and flowers. Top the cookies...

The delicious aroma… ahh my senses tingle, the smell fills my nose, spreading through my office space as the tasty, alluring treats bake in the kitchen. I can almost taste them without one morsel...

My mother taught me an easy way to make flaky pie crust every time. It's not just the recipe that is the trick, but her clever method of mixing and rolling the pie crust out, so be sure to follow...

Bread machines do more than simply turn out a loaf of bread. Using a model with multiple features, the door is open to adapting family recipes, baking cakes, quickbreads and snacks and even making...

When an occasion calls for a little something special, bread with a cute design baked through and through can be just the thing to add a bit of flair.

A cookie press can make cookies and crackers in a variety of shapes. The most common pressed cookie is a butter cookie or spritz. The dough is loaded into the press, and a trigger is pulled,...

As any good chef knows, the art of making a dish look appetizing can be as important as the skill put into preparing the food. The pecan pie, like all single-crust pies, creates as much...

The small, delicately shaped cookies created by a cookie press are a treat, and producing them with the squeeze of a lever, one perfect shape after another, sounds like a breeze. But when you end...

One of the benefits of having bakery gourmet cookies is that even when they are cold they are still soft and chewy. In the case of chocolate chip cookies one of the “surprises” is when you take...

Almost nothing can compare to the smell of fresh bread baking. Bread baking is considered an art by many home cooks. Refine your technique and expand your bread baking expertise by learning as...

Depending on where you live, it may prove difficult to obtain an affordable good loaf of healthy bread, the kind that has texture and doesn't fall apart easily. Making your own bread can be...

Baking amazing cookies is part ingredients, part love and part knowing a couple of easy tricks! I'm not sure if I read these tricks, heard them from my grandmother or just learned them on my own...

Simple step by step instructions to make the best flaky pie crust from scratch. You will learn the secret tip which makes your pie crust taste like home-made and be especially flaky. I learned...

The simple trick to making fresh and light whole wheat bread.

If you are willing to take the extra time to make your own pasta I highly recommend it. It is worth making it yourself, and this recipe is very simple. I will also give you some tips on flavoring...

Making cookies is a great baking hobby, but sometimes it is necessary to give them a more professional appearance by ensuring they are all the same shape and size. With a few handy kitchen tools,...

Ever wonder how people make there shapes of cookies. Here are a few tips on how to do some of them.

If you're weary of doughy, tasteless pie crusts, try putting your favorite roll-out sugar cookie recipe to good use the next time you make your crust. Alternately, if you want the least amount of...

Tired of flavorless pie crusts from the grocery store freezer? Learn how to create your own flaky crusts for pies and tarts using a few basic ingredients and common kitchen tools.

When making quick bread muffins there are three methods that you can use, the biscuit method (pastry method), muffin method or the creaming method. Some methods are better for making muffins...

Use any flavor or any type of cake mix and whip up a batch or two of cookies. While the recipe is the same, change the look, taste and flavor of the cookie by changing what you add to the cookie...

Food coloring can be used to change the color of dough, creating pink cookies or purple icing. The downside to food coloring is that it generally is sold in primary colors, and mixing less common...

Summer is here and what better way to enjoy it than a nice campfire to gather around. This tasty treat will be a sure crowd pleaser and leave your friends begging for more.

Grains must be ground until they become flour. Precise amounts of water, yeast and any desired seasoning are mixed with the flour in a large mixer. The mixture is kneaded with more water added...

Pillsbury has a variety of dough products that help to make your time in the kitchen a little less. You can start with the Pillsbury dough, instead of making some from scratch, and then add your...

You can smell the mouth-watering aromas that seem to flow out of a bread bakery. Many of the aromas that engulf your senses are a result of yeast and gluten, which help bread rise. Can you imagine...