Baking

What recipes did you make for the first time during 2021 that were a hit? Links to the recipe and/or to your earlier CH report on it are encouraged. I'll kick off the discussion: Epicurious's...

by migmigmig 18 days ago

What's in your oven?

I have a recipe that calls for 2 cups of buttermilk, I realize that I can sour milk instead but I use the powdered buttermilk in many recipes so can I use it in steamed Boston brown bread?

by Caitlin McGrath 3 days ago

Welcome to our January–April 2022 BCOTM, DESSERT PERSON: RECIPES AND GUIDANCE FOR BAKING WITH CONFIDENCE, by Claire Saffitz. We’ll use this thread for all discussion and recipe reports. Cla...

by Caitlin McGrath 9 months ago

Welcome to our May–July 2021 BCOTM, where we’ll be baking our way through Yossy Arefi’s books SNACKING CAKES and SWEETER OFF THE VINE and her baking blog, http://www.apt2bbakingco.com/. You can ...

I fell in love with a white chocolate butterscotch block cake from a chain store in my country called Awfully Chocolate. Trying to recreate it at home but I need help identifying certain components...

by Caitlin McGrath 15 days ago

Welcome to the nominations for our first Baking/Dessert Cookbook of the Month of 2022, which will run through the end of April. Any baking- or dessert-oriented books (or websites), are fair game! ...

by Caitlin McGrath 9 days ago

Welcome to our voting thread for January–April 2022 Baking COTM. Of the titles nominated, two emerged as our front-runners, and we’ll choose between two wide-ranging books covering everything f...

In 2021 I realized I really don’t like the super tall cake trend, at least when it comes to butter cakes. I understand that they look very impressive, but when it comes time to eat, the slices are ...

I miss the thin Lebanese bread but have since moved to another country where I can’t get any. I’ve tried making lebanese bread 3 times and have no issue getting them to puff up. 1. How do I keep...

by Caitlin McGrath 5 months ago

Welcome to our September–December 2021 BCOTM, where we’ll be baking our way through Joanne Chang’s PASTRY LOVE: A BAKER’S JOURNAL OF FAVORITE RECIPES. We'll use this thread for all reports and reci...

by Caitlin McGrath 5 months ago

Welcome to the nomination thread for our final Baking/Dessert Cookbook of the Month of 2021, which will run from September through the end of the year. Any baking- or dessert-oriented books (or w...

I’ve been looking for quite a while for a recipe for these cookies, which are carried in a number of Italian bakeries in Brooklyn & the rest of New York City and in New Jersey. They are delicious!!...

I want to make parmesan potato wedges, but, mindlessly peeled the potatoes. Can I stil use them or will they get too floppy? Thanks

by migmigmig 3 months ago

What kind of cookies, cake, confections, savory snacks, preserves, potables, and so on are you planning to put by for gifts, guests, or your own selves this holiday season? Here's the place to shar...

by migmigmig 2 months ago

Here we go.

Wondering if anyone has good suggestions. We bought a small 2 lb boneless leg of lamb (trussed with rosemary) Wednesday for a Christmas dinner for two and our oven has gone on the fritz. Can’t get ...

by walker 25 days ago

I'm leaning toward Nigella's Cake since it calls for real bittersweet chocolate. https://food52.com/recipes/20091-nigella-lawson-s-dense-chocolate-loaf-cake This Smitten Kitchen one (via Magnol...

by Caitlin McGrath 4 years ago

Welcome to our Baking Cookbooks of the Months of September, October, and November 2017: Flo Braker Quarter! Please use this thread to report and discuss recipes from the following books: •The S...

by Caitlin McGrath 1 year ago

Welcome to our Fall Quarter Baking COTM, running through the end of 2020, MIDWEST MADE: BIG, BOLD BAKING FROM THE HEARTLAND by Shauna Sever. We’ll use this thread for all reports and discussion of ...