I am up baking and trying to finish up by tomorrow. Making Jam Thumbprints here. What is everyone up to? Care to share? Hollar out! 12 kinds done and 6 to go here....
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How many times can you melt and refrigerate good, semi-sweet baking chocolate? I over-estimated how much chocolate I would need for a faux-truffle recipe and now I have a container full of chocolate in my fridge that I'd like to...
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Anne of redactedrecipes.com and myself are jumpstarting The Mini Pie Revolution with a blog event (and there will be a baking-related *prize* for the winner). To find out more, visit: http://www.minipierevolution.blogspot.com I'll repost the rules here: Your Mission Bake a...
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Can I use real alcohol in place of extacts in baking? Does the alcohol flavor "bake out" in comparison to baking extracts? I was specifically thinking about replacing rum extract with real rum in a recipe....
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People who make cut-out cookies have so much patience...I have never mastered a successful recipe let alone the technique...However, I am in awe of all the endless shapes & varieties...made of tin, plastic & copper with some leaving detail imprints....
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Everyone can make a chocolate chip cookie but what makes yours better than the rest. Please share a tip or recipe with us... I use half butter half shortening in mine and they turn out nice and soft.......
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Now that Thanksgiving is over - on to holiday baking! My plans include gingerbread, rugelach, ginger cookies, lemon sables, peppermint cookies, pistachio biscotti, and stollen. What are you planning to bake this holiday season? Do you give baked goods as...
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Could you make one extra pie this year? Or maybe a dozen apple turnovers? Every Thursday, the food pantry at Central Synagogue provides a hot meal for 100-120 hungry people, but they don't have the resources to change up their...
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last january i thought i'd try to make my own sourdough starter and nurtured a mother starter out of organic grapes. i fed it every week and was turning out 2 loaves of really nice bread every sunday for my...
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I am looking for the best of the best homemade cinnamon roll recipe. I am not only interested in delicious, but beautiful. Thanks!...
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