Category "baking"

Altering cake batter amount- how to adjust oven temp/baking time?

I'm planning to bake this cake. http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2015/03/23/my-favorite-carrot-cake-recipe/ BUT...Instead of making a two layer cake, I would

Oven temps for cooking in enameled dutch oven

What is the temperature needed to bake 1.5 lb boneless pork chops with 2 potatoes and mushrooms in an enameled dutch oven and for how long?

Fresh Lemon zest

i baked a cake using fresh lemon zest. When the cake was done the cake had black speckles on the top and the bottom of the cake. Do anyone know why? Or how to p

How does one cook Banh Su Xue?

I just got this from the Asian supermarket: It says on the back "product requires cooking before consuming!", but nothing else. How does one cook frozen Ban

My éclair (pâte à choux) was doughy

I followed the Pierre Hermé éclairs recipe: 60mL water 75mL whole milk 3g salt 3g caster sugar 56g butter 75g flour A little

How many carbs I will lose by cold fermenting my bread dough?

I made bread dough recently, and I want to know how many carbs I'll lose using the specific method below: Composition: 6.5 cups of whole wheat flour (21g of ca

Is/are there any difference(s) in batter from French and Italian macaron methods?

I've kept things simple with the French method so far, and I've always been very nervous about over macaronnage-ing, but I just watched a video in which the hos

How to bake croissant?

Last week, I made croissants. Everything was working properly until I reached the baking step. First, I used convection settings and it was too hot, the butter

How long to preheat an OTG?

I have an Oven Toaster Grill by Oster in 10 litres capacity. I am new to baking and every recipe for egg muffin says you have to preheat the oven but none of th

Tiny beads/flecks of uncooked dough all through my bread

I'm not sure exactly what aspect of my bread-making is at fault here, but this is close to my tenth loaf, and each one has turned out a bit differently as I've

Cake burnt on top using both elements on top and bottom.

Should I use only the bottom element for heating when baking cakes and brownies??

Flourless cake didn't set

I made a cake with butter, eggs, caster sugar and 70% chocolate today. The cooking directions suggest 30 minutes in the oven in a bain marie. I followed the ins

Include salt in dry premix?

Should salt be part of the dry premix? I plan to start making dry premixes, as normally done in factory operations. Separated for different pastries, the premix

Dutch Baby Disaster!

So I made these Dutch Babies this morning following the New York Times recipe and usually they puff up beautifully but today they didn't and were a disaster. Wh

Crowding loaves in deck oven

When baking loaves in a commercial deck oven, are there any rules of thumb for how much space is needed around each loaf to bake well? I have noticed that when

How can I improve the baking of frozen cod and rice with carrots,?

This is a dish that I'm trying to figure out. Out of laziness I want to cook a whole meal that includes some veggies, protein and carbs in a single baking. I do

What is the impact of opening the oven door?

I enjoy baking and really love the smell. When the cake is about halfway done, I like to open the door to let the scent waft out. Does opening the door for a s

Making molasses cookies less soft

I have tried molasses cookies with the following recipe: 3/4 cup molasses 1/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup yoghurt 2 tbsp oil 2.5 cups flour 1/2 tsp baking soda cin

How dangerous is rye?

People are telling me about rye flour, ergotism, and LSD. Apparently there are reasons to believe the Salem witch trials were caused by ergotism. It sounds to m

Cooking ham and scalloped potatoes

At what temperature can you cook scalloped potatoes and heat a cooked ham together? Ham says 275 and potatoes says 325.