Tag: baking
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Baking Powder Vs Baking Soda
Baking powder and bi-carb soda (also called baking soda) are frequently used in cooking and baking. Although they look similar you don’t want to use them interchangeably! Baking Soda Baking Soda is a salt called sodium-bicarbonate. It is used in baking for its leavening (rising) effects as it makes carbon dioxide bubbles when combined with…
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Josh Makes The Best Burger Buns Ever
I use this Joshua Weissman recipe, Japanese techniques and family bread making know how to make the tastiest, lightest burger buns on the planet. The secret to this recipe is the incorporation of ‘Tangzhong’ (we will making our own below) into the bread dough that gives the bread a fluffy texture. Helpful tips: Don’t use…
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Pastry Egg Wash Glaze
There is nothing better to give a nice golden glow to pastry than a wash made of eggs and a splash of milk (a little for each egg used). You get a nice colour and a little bit of shine too. Give the whole lot a good whisking and then thoroughly cover the pastry surface…
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Semolina Flatbread: Rougag
This was my first time making flat bread and I am not much of a baker to begin with so I was stoked with the result. This has to be the oldest form of bread making (that long history in itself is exciting) and you are going need a lot of elbow grease and a…
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Kat’s Ladybird Cupcakes
To satisfy her latest favourite thing, I decided to make ladybird cupcakes for daughter’s 2nd birthday cake (cup cakes rather than one big cake to allow for mistakes!). Red velvet cupcakes seemed fitting and I’m afraid I used a box mix as I can only concentrate on one thing at a time, decorating or baking.…
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PK’s Jalapeno, Cheese and Bacon Hot Pockets
A good friend of mine recently asked me where my inspiration comes from when I decide what to cook. Well, there are a number of factors, sometimes I need to use something in the garden that is going gang busters :). For example, I have so many home grown Jalapeños and I am always looking…
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Giuseppe’s Flourless Chocolate Cake
Gus isn’t claiming this is his own recipe but he baked this awesome flourless cake and I asked him if I could share the recipe with you. You should have seen my toddler’s eyes when he tasted it. Gus said it was really easy to make (I think he is too modest) but he has…
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KT’s Bush Walker Cookies
My wife has been using this cookie recipe for as long as she can remember. She calls it one of her no fuss recipes. Now we are parents my wife uses less sugar, allegedly but they still come out tasting amazing. My picky toddler never says no to them and he calls them “mummy bi’cuts:” :). STEPS:…
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