Category "baking"

I want to halve a cream cheese cake recipe, how do I adjust the pan size, so I can keep the same cake height?

I found a 9 inch cream cheese cake recipe I want to try for 12-15 people and I want to halve the quantities. How do I adjust the temperature, baking time and pa

How to bake extra turkey legs along with a whole turkey?

I have bought 4 Turkey turkey legs that I would like to serve at the same time as the rest of the turkey. I am baking the turkey. At what point in time durin

How to make cake like almond squares into fudgy like Squares?

I made Almond Paste Squares that turned out delicious, but too cake like for what I wanted. The recipe had these ingredients: 1 C butter, softened; 1 C flour;

Why is my sugar in my recipe becoming gritty and dry after baking in the oven. This is something new for me

I've been making these dessert snacks for years. The last 2 times I've baked them, the sugar has come out gritty and the butter seems all absorbed. Very dry. M

Why not use cornstarch instead of flour for pastries?

If when baking cakes, and especially pastries, you want less gluten formation, why not use something that has even less gluten than cake flour? What would happe

Which is better to use baking soda or baking powder for making cakes?

I'm confused. I would like to know which is better to use: baking powder or baking soda for making cake. Or which is best for what recipes.

Baking in a salt crust: What type of fish?

I am looking to bake a whole pollock (Pollachius pollachius or lieu jaune) in a salt crust. I have done this several times before with a sea bass/branzino or wi

What's the kind of cake that have liquid frosting that drips when you open the package?

I've seem videos of such cakes where the frosting is in molten/semi-liquid form sitting on top of the cake, and held up by packaging (usually a piece of hard pl

do I need to adjust the cooking time for a pound cake baked in two separate bundt pans instead of one regular tube pan?

one pound cake recipe baked @300 degrees in tube pan for 1 hr 20 min same pound cake recipe baked in 2 bundt pans n Need to know if I need to adjust the cookin

How long to cook syrup for Baklava?

I want to make Baklava, but I do not know how long to cook the syrup for. Some websites say 4-5 minutes, some say 20 minutes, and I am clueless... I am using an

Using decorative loaf pans

I bought a really nice loaf pan based on the picture on a magazine cover. It is a Bundt harvest loaf pan and the bottom is molded into the shape of fallen leav

How do I ensure that pita forms a nice big, even pocket when baking?

I have the opposite problem as Amir's question about thick, fluffy pitas. Whenever I make pita, it's nice and thick and fluffy, but the pocket is small or nonex

Baking German white bread rolls

While searching online for a recipe, I found this YouTube video: How to bake 4k german white bread and followed the recipe (in the description): German White b

What causes dough made from coconut flour to not stick together?

I made a pizza dough with half wheat and half coconut flour and I noticed the dough wasn't as elastic and broke apart easier. Then I tried a dough with 100% coc

How can I make sweet potato fries soggy?

I ordered from a local restaurant recently, and their sweet potato fries tasted so similar to what I remember regular fries tasted like. I decided that I'm goin

How do I make a cookie with a cream filling (similar to an Oreo filling)?

I want to make a cookie stuffed with the cream filling you find in an Oreo. I've seen a few cookie sandwich recipes that use a filling made with butter. My ques

Cookies end up with a wavy bottom

My baking papers seem to absorb water a lot. Whenever I bake cookies with a bit wet batter such as lady fingers or cat's tongue, my cookies end up with a not fl

How long can flour dough sit on counter?

I'm making flour tortillas with all purpose flour, butter, water, and baking powder. How long can the dough sit on counter?

Margarine vs vegetable oil in baking

Since the ingredients of margarine tend to be vegetable oil hydrogenated to be firm, is there any point in using it over vegetable oil in baking where it will b

What is the purpose of adding baking powder to a recipe that contains yeast?

Example, this recipe: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/recipes/recipe-traditional-cypriot-tahini-pies/article25201735/ In addition to yeast it