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    Home > Baking Basics, Tips, & Information

    Techniques

    Here you will discover faster and simpler preparation methods, as well as frequently utilized recipe techniques.

    Don't forget to about the peaches!

    Caramel, Pastry Cream and the Everything Peaches which shows you the easiest, fastest way to peel a peach.

    More to Learn:

    • Pastry Cream Filling (Crème Pâtissière)
    • Crumb Topping
    • Storing Celery
    • Spooning the Crust
    • Three Easy Sugar Fixes
    • Sugar - The Sweetest Part of Baking
    • Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way
    • How to Avoid Curdled Cake Batter
    • Freezing Heavy Cream
    • All About Peaches - Summers Sweet Spot
    • Glazes for Baked Goods
    • Cut Out Cookies Using the Wax Paper Technique
    • How to Make Lemon Curd
    • How to be a Better Baker
    • Thickeners As Used in Baking and Pastry
    • Heavy Cream - The Workhorse of Creams
    • Flavorings as Used in Baking and Pastry
    • All Salt is Not Created Equal When Baking
    • Toasted Sugar or Not!
    • Getting the Most out of Baking Recipes
    • Volume Conversion Chart for Liquids
    • The Frustrating Facts about Measuring Flour
    • The Importance of a Base Recipe in Baking
    • Understanding Gelatin
    • American Butter vs. European Butter
    • Why, When and How to Undercoat a Cake
    • Additional Baking Tips
    • Baking Tips for the Holidays
    • Painted Cookies
    • Ten Ways to Become a Better Baker
    • White Chocolate Curls
    • The Glaze -A Fundamental of Pastry
    • Caramel - A Building Block of Pastry
    • Salvaging Over-Whipped Cream
    • Softened Butter
    • Drying a Fondant Covered Cake
    • How to Bake a Flat Cake or Cake Pan Prep
    • American Pie Crust Tutorial
    • Double Panning - Preventing Over Browning in the Oven

    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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    Thanksgiving

    • Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish
      Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish
    • A slice of the pumpkin tart finished with a lattice design and whipped cream sits on a white plate with an orange and green gourd behind it as well as the pumpkin tart itself
      (Almost) No Bake Pumpkin Tart
    • Chocolate Caramel Pecan Tart
      Chocolate Caramel Pecan Tart
    • Pumpkin Muffins on a cooling rack with a blue and yellow cloth and yellow smiley face tea cup,,
      Really Easy Pumpkin Muffins
    • Cranapple Pie with a Pleated Crust ready to eat.
      Cranapple Pie with a Pleated Crust
    • Pumpkin cake donuts on a plate with a cup of tea.
      Pumpkin Cake Donut Recipe

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      Cuccidati - Italy's Finest Cookie
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      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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