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    Baking Basics, Tips & Information

    This is where you'll find important helpful information on baking and pastry including in depth guidance on ingredients, equipment, technique and more. You might want to check out Baking Equipment and Utensils, Pan Size Conversions or Flavorings as used in Baking and Pastry

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    • Swirls of Pastry Cream on an Orange Tart.
      Pastry Cream Filling (Crème Pâtissière)
    • The Champage colored Breville Bakery Chef Mixer with a glass mixing bow.
      The Breville Bakery Chef Review
    • Crumb topping on a multi-colored plate.
      Crumb Topping
    • 4 pieces of celery with celery leaves on a plate.
      Storing Celery
    • Sealing the Crust to the side of the pan
      Spooning the Crust
    • Granulated sugar
      Three Easy Sugar Fixes
    • Colored Sugar
      Sugar - The Sweetest Part of Baking
    • Large nut pieces for Chopping Nuts
      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way
    • Curdled Cake Batter
      How to Avoid Curdled Cake Batter
    • Heavy cream
      Freezing Heavy Cream
    • Photo of scale used in baking
      Weighing Ingredients Using the Tare/Zero on a Scale
    • Photo of Peaches in rows at a market
      All About Peaches - Summers Sweet Spot
    • Different finishes on breads yielding different looking rolls.
      Glazes for Baked Goods
    • Disher/scoopers for Cookie Tips
      Numbers and Sizes of Disher/Scoopers
    • Layers of laminated dough
      Baking Information to Keep You Company
    • These Murbteig cookies were cut out using the wax paper technique
      Cut Out Cookies Using the Wax Paper Technique
    • Cuisinart Food Processor
      Food Processor Tips When Baking
    • Indispensable Baking tools
      Indispensable Baking Tools - Why You Need Them
    • Rows of lemon curd tartlet petit fours.
      How to Make Lemon Curd
    • How to be a Better Baker
      How to be a Better Baker
    • Thickeners as used in Baking and Pastry
      Thickeners As Used in Baking and Pastry
    • Three different compositions of baking pans are featured - a 9" glass pie plate, a 9"decorative clay shortbread mold, and a ceramic blue and white pie plate
      Baking Pans
    • Large storage box for Kitchen Organization
      Kitchen Organization
    • Sheet Pans in baking
      Sheet Pans for Baking
    • Whipped cream for Heavy Cream
      Heavy Cream - The Workhorse of Creams
    • Cinnamon sticks and ground cinnamon
      The World of Cinnamon
    • Flavorings as Used in Baking and Pastry
    • Four salts for All Salts are Not Created Equal
      All Salt is Not Created Equal When Baking
    • Items made with Toasted Sugar
      Toasted Sugar or Not!
    • Getting the Most out of Baking Recipes.com
      Getting the Most out of Baking Recipes
    • Dry measuring cups with no lips, a wet measuring cup with a lip and a set of measuring spoons
      Volume Conversion Chart for Liquids
    • flour for The Frustrating Facts of Measuring Flour
      The Frustrating Facts about Measuring Flour
    • Single cookie for The Importance of Base Recipes in Baking
      The Importance of a Base Recipe in Baking
    • Knox Gelatin and sheet gelatin for Understanding Gelatin
      Understanding Gelatin
    • Baked Puff Pastry for American Butter vs. European Butter for Laminated Doughs
      American Butter vs. European Butter
    • Bottom released for Why, When and How to Undercoat a Cake
      Why, When and How to Undercoat a Cake
    • Photos of items for More Baking Tips
      Additional Baking Tips
    • This photos shows a number of baking utensils including half sheet pans, parchment paper, disher/scoopers, measuring cups, a scale and a box of cake flour,
      Baking Tips for the Holidays
    • Overall shot of equipment
      My Pastry Kitchen Essentials
    • Multi colored Painted Cookies on a lace plate
      Painted Cookies

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    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

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    St. Patrick's Day

    • A slice of Banoffee Pie with coffee whipped cream sits on a white plate.
      Amazing Banoffee Pie Recipe
    • A single Apple Muffin covered with a crunchy sugar topping.
      Crunchy Topped Apple Muffin Recipe
    • A slice of Guinness Cake sits on a gold and white plate.
      Easy Chocolate Guinness Cake for Father’s Day
    • Irish Apple Cake dusted with powdered sugar on a white and green tray
      Irish Apple Cake
    • A white chocolate glaze on top of the Bailey's Cheesecake sitting on a dark chocolate crust. The cheesecake sits on a white plate with a fork on the plate.
      The Definitive Bailey's Cheesecake
    • A plate of 6 Stuffed Buttermilk Scones on a blue rimmed plate with a multi colored napkin in the background.
      Cinnamon Filled Buttermilk Scones

    Popular Recipes

    • This Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake features a pineapple slice with a cherry in the middle on top of a yellow cake sitting on a blue and white plate.
      Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
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      Cuccidati - Italy's Finest Cookie
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      Apricot Crumb Coffee Cake
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      Langue de Chat
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      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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