I've been having fun with the Breadman machine DH gave me for Hanukkah. First couple of loaves were fine, next one I forgot to put the paddle in (3 hours...

I made a "finding Nemo" Birthday cake for my son's birthday and decorated it using marzipan to make sea weed, coral and sea creatures. I am pretty pleased with...

I would like a recepi for rye bread. I have tried many formulations and each time the bread turns out to be very heavy and not very tasty. My formulations...

Not my site. Some good stuff, some questionable, but broad in scope. Some glimpses at professional baking for the non...

http://www.pdxconnect.com/doughscaler.jpg We saw this thing operating at the large bakery at Fisherman's Wharf in S.F. a while ago. The worker loaded in a...

When making bread in a stand mixer, is it best to: Put the liquid into the bowl first and add the flour to it ...or... Put the flour into the bowl and add the...

Hi, I'm a newbie to this board. I'm getting married this summer and am planning our wedding registry (although depending on which store(s) we end up...

I'm completely new to baking, so I decided to start by making a basic loaf of bread. I proofed the yeast, checked the water temp first at 110 F, did all the...

Hi, how do you get 'em? I've tried butter; lots of oil to no avail. I want to get something like the kfc turnover crust, and malaysian curry puff...

Sorry if these are dumb questions... 1. Is it ok to leave a cake that is decorated with an icing made from butter and cream cheese, powdered sugar and water...

How long does marzipan need to harden before I use it as decoration on a cake? Any tips on handling and using it? (or recommended websites?) TIA, -L.

We are looking for an enthusiastic baker with experienced on various French and other European bread & patisserie, viennoiserie. Offering a truly exciting...

I am looking for Bruno Crespin, a French pastry chef originally from Fougeres, France. He recently worked in a bakery in New York City, and previously at Old...

What has been your experience with building gingerbread houses or anything else? Do you have different formulations for different applications? Have you ever...

This is a column I wrote a few years ago for a newspaper. It's intended for a home-cook audience and is obvious about that. But it has some ideas I still like...

I am replacing my el-cheapo stone. It broke when the wife turned on the electric burner it was sitting on. I do most of my baking (pizza and bread) on the...

I started baking a year ago. My goal is to make some respectable cake. So far the results had been OK until I tried a box of Betty Cocker Supermoist Cake. Just...

A column I wrote a while back. Happy doughnuts... Pastorio --------------------------------------------- Delightful Donut Doings Patty cake, patty cake baker...

ingredients Made fresh bread for almost the first time today--from scratch :-) Followed a full-proof recipe so I couldn't go wrong. Recipe called for...

I am desperately looking for a small bottle of vanilla liqueur for a cheesecake recipe. I spoke to one liquor store that had a brand, I wish I could remember...

Greetings folks: I have a recipe for bran muffins that my mom has made for years. They're a nice moist and tasty muffin, but I'm trying to make them a bit...

http://www.spanishliquidgold.com/easy-cheesecake-recipes.html New York Cheesecake This recipe makes a firm and heavy cheesecake, nicely flavored with lemon....

My wife has major allergies, and we need to find substitutes that do not include the OTHER allergins ... here's the list :-( Wheat Yeast Green / Red / Yellow...

The thought of making jam in my breadmaker seemed just too stupid to be true:- until I tried it. First I made a batch of apricot jam, and it is terrific. ...

I'm wondering where i can buy, at a reasonable price, a couple pounds of small chunks (for baking, not snacking) of Chinese crystallized ginger. I know...