Baking Techniques

Blanched almonds are called for in many good cookie recipes and nut dishes. Blanching will make the skins easy to remove, but it usually takes some time. Of course you can purchase blanched...

Hickory Farms leads the nation as one of the largest specialty food retailers and has gained a large portion of its fame from its mail-order marketing campaigns. Hickory Farms specializes in gift...

I'm a single person and when I get home from work the last thing I feel like doing is cooking dinner. That is why I'm writing this article on how to make a fast chicken and pasta dinner. Eating...

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...

Speed baking is a technique where you take cold or frozen food and you would put it in the microwave before baking to speed up the process.

Baking your potatoes in a cloth bag will ensure that your potatoes come out perfect. Oftentimes baking a potato in the microwave solely on its own can cause it to come out burnt or too dry. Using...

Bundt cakes are very popular and have been around since the early 1900s. more than 1-million Bundt cake pans are sold every year. These interestingly shaped cakes can be tricky to decorate. ...

Chocolate is one of nature's sweetest gifts; a treat that is loved by many. It is used as a gift, a form of therapy, and a method of celebration. Chocolate is popular in the baking world as well,...

Melting chocolate chips requires some patience. Rushing the job could result in a clumpy mess that won't behave like you want it to. The important things to remember are to keep your heat low,...

If you want to melt some chocolate to make a coating or glaze, you don’t have to purchase fancy baking chocolate squares. Instead, you can use that pantry staple: chocolate chips. To get a smooth,...

Would you like to turn a ho-hum dessert into something eye popping? Release your inner Martha Stewart with modeling chocolate. Anything you can do with fondant you can do with modeling...

When you're new to the art of cooking, or even when you've been doing it for a while, there are certain common, perplexing problems that can crop up. Luckily, most of these common problems have...

Have you ever had friends or family due to stop by on short notice and you realize you don't have anything to serve them for a snack? Well, how about baking your favorite chocolate bundt cake the...

If you need to melt chocolate for a recipe I am going to show you an easy and fool proof way to do it in your microwave!

Although traditional fondant is used to beautify a cake and to create stunning decorations, most people agree that it doesn't taste very good. In fact, it's often stripped from the cake and...

Make a baked sweet potato fast -- really!! What if I said you can make this delicious dinner potato without baking for longer than approximately a half hour? It is very possible that you can do...

If you’ve ever had problems with getting a cake out of a pan, you know what a hassle it is to try and frost it afterwards. The crumbs on the surface end up mixed in with the frosting and ruin the...

Everyone knows how long it takes to bake a potato is the oven. It seems like forever. I rarely use that method, instead I always lean toward baking it in the microwave to save time and energy. ...

If you don't want to start your oven for just one potato then you can bake a single potato in the microwave in about 5 minutes.

Most people melt chocolate in the microwave because usually that is what the recipe says. The more adventurous bakers use the double boiler method. Personally, I don't like the microwave and the...

A microwave has a bad image because people use it only for warm up, if used right food comes out fabulous and you would never know it was a microwave cooked meal. You'll learn how to bake a potato...

Warming up tortillas is not always easy. Follow these instructions for a quick and simple way to warm up tortillas.

Sometimes you need to blister peppers for canning. Here is several different ways to do it.

If you don't have the time to poach an egg on the stove, you can do it in the microwave. Save time and still enjoy a delicious poached egg by following a few easy steps.

Raisins are sweet and delicious dried grapes that have been popular through history, and made as early as 2000 B.C. in Persia and Egypt. They are good for your oral health, so you can have that...