All-natural recipes and baking tips for home bakers
For an item consisting of three ingredients, buttermilk biscuits sure can be tricky. I’ve baked up plenty of hockey pucks over the years, and had almost resigned myself to a biscuit-less life. Until I shared my frustrations with my friend in Georgia, who showed me the Southern secrets to buttermilk biscuit success. This genuine Southern Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe is nothing special – it doesn’t vary …
Flour, water, yeast, salt, fat and something for the yeast to eat – the basic building blocks for a loaf of American-style bread. But of course, the proportions of each element are important, too. This Honey Whole Wheat Bread Recipe provides that. It yields two, soft-crust loaves, and is perfect for the bread machine. Why Honey Whole Wheat Bread? I’ve talked about the benefits of …
I’ve spent a lot of time in Germany, particularly Berlin, and this version of apfelkuchen (apple cake) is very similar to what I’ve found in the bakeries there. Never too heavy on the sugar, European pastries are often sweetened naturally with fruit. Apples are very common, but you see many fruit tarts loaded with any seasonal fruit, as well as jam-filled sweet rolls or doughnuts, …
High Altitude Chocolate Cake – Baking chocolate cake at high altitude is one of the greater challenges in a baker’s life. Chocolate cakes tend to take more sugar, and sugar plus high altitude is a problem. You can overcome this problem with trial and error, or you can use a tried-and-true recipe that will produce a moist, chocolaty cake without a lot of fuss. This …
Are you a fan of Twix candy bars? These Homemade Twix Bars are just a variation on my time-tested Best Millionaire’s Shortbread: Shortbread cookie layer, covered with rich caramel and topped with chocolate. This recipe for Homemade Twix Bars is gleaned from ground-zero for shortbread – Scotland. The story goes that shortbread evolved from the practice of baking any leftover bread scraps in a low …
There are a million chocolate cupcake recipes out there. The problem is, Which one produces a truly rich, moist chocolate cupcake? I can tell you that this Rich Moist Chocolate Cupcake recipe has been analyzed and adjusted using the classic Bakewise text by Shirley O. Corriher. It’s properly balanced between fat and sugar to give you the perfect, moist cupcake without being oily or overly …
There’s something about sinking your teeth into these Soft Molasses Cookies. It’s one of the simplest cookies to make – a great project for you and the grandkids – and the reward far surpasses the effort! With fall in the air, there’s nothing like the smell of cinnamon, ginger and cloves wafting from a warm oven. And with such a simple recipe, you can whip …
This Beef and Barley soup would take a couple of hours on the stove, but in the Instant Pot, you can enjoy it in 30 minutes!
Pumpkin Butterscotch Cupcakes – Fall is in the air here in Denver, Colorado. We’ve already had a few days of 32F weather, the trees in town are turning and dropping leaves, and the pumpkins are starting to appear on people’s front porch. With my nieces and nephew in town now, I look for more sweet treats for them, but I also want something natural and …
Layered Ginger Chicken Dip – This is a recipe I just snagged from my good friend Deb, who served it at a dinner a few weeks ago. It was perfect for a calm evening on the shady backyard deck, with a glass of wine. Easily served 6 of us. Deb said it made too much sauce, so I cut that portion in half, which should …