All-natural recipes and baking tips for home bakers
Classic Boston Cream Pie now sized for two – in regular and high-altitude variations. The Same Light, Airy Sponge, Thick Sweet Pastry Cream and Glossy Chocolate Glaze – Just in a Smaller Size. SmallBakes takes your favorite recipes and makes them suitable for smaller gatherings, or just for two. Based on Chef Zeb Stevenson’s time-tested hot milk cake, this lucious dessert is always a show-stopper. …
Regular and High-Altitude Recipes Included. When a recipe is practically perfect, I don’t mess with it, and this one is. The only thing I added is a high-altitude Boston Cream Pie version for my mountain friends. Otherwise, this is the tried-and-true Wicked Good Boston Cream Pie recipe tested by Cook’s Illustrated (a fine publication, and highly recommended.) Read the Best Cooking Magazine Ever – Cook’s …
Forget those sad, wimpy styrofoam buns from the store. These Homemade Sesame Seed Buns are built for a beefy burger or pulled-pork sandwich. And they are so easy to make! Now With Whole-Wheat! Anyone who follows Baking Naturally knows I always prefer whole-wheat if I can make it work – and this was a no-brainer. Swapping out about half the bread flour for whole wheat …
Carrot Cake – for most, this cake is really quite simple, even if it has a large number of ingredients: Blend the wet, add the dry, add the extras, pan and bake. But at high-altitude, carrot cake can be a nightmare. The batter is quite heavy, so using a smaller amount of leavening can keep the cake from rising properly. Pulling back on the heavier …
If you’ve ever wanted to try baking a New York style cheesecake, but were a bit intimidated by the water bath requirement, try this Cheesecake Recipe (No Water Bath!) A water bath, or bain marie, is used for cheesecakes to: But there’s an easier way to accomplish all this without submerging your pan in water. Years ago, I worked on a cheesecake recipe that required …
Includes Regular and High-Altitude Recipes Looking for something different? If you’ve tried Sour Cream Chocolate Cake, Old-Fashioned Coconut Cake, or Lemon-Blueberry Cake, and you’re looking for something new, you really need to try this Butter Pecan Cake Recipe. From an old Southern recipe, this cake is loaded with toasted pecans, and topped with an unusual brown sugar cream cheese frosting. Why Choose This Butter Pecan …
Naturally sweet from bananas and pineapple, with hints of cinnamon and nutmeg, this Classic Hummingbird Cake is as sweet as spring feels. Why a Classic Hummingbird Cake? Classic Hummingbird Cake is always a winner. It’s combination of ripe bananas, pineapple and pecans makes it super-moist, while the cinnamon brings out all the flavor of the banana. The kicker is that, though the cake looks impressive, …
Vegetable Beef Barley Soup I grew up with soup, and for me, it’s the pinnacle of comfort foods. Anyone can crack open a can of Campbell’s (and sometimes I still do), but you can make your own special, extra-tasty version of Vegetable Beef Barley Soup at home, using even that freezer-burned round steak you found in the back of the fridge. The Secret to Good …
This Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars recipe is super-simple and fun to make with kids, and you most likely have all the ingredients already. You can choose your favorite flavor of jelly or jam. The basic recipe takes a simple sweet dough, spreads it into a baking pan, layers it with jelly, and tops with a crumble of reserved dough. The dough will slump a …
Lemon Buttermilk Cupcakes. Now includes regular and high-altitude recipes! It’s getting warm here in Colorado. I’ll spend the early morning out in the garden, pulling the %#@& grass that loves to infiltrate my flower beds. While I was working this morning, I was thinking about what I wanted to make for an upcoming barbecue party. I settled on Lemon Buttermilk Cupcakes. A nice lemon buttermilk …