King Arthur’s Parchment Paper
Over the years, I’ve used many different brands of parchment paper. Some of the paper was more like tissue paper than parchment paper. I try…
Category: Baking Techniques
Frozen Dough Pull Apart Focaccia
My daughter left a partial bag of frozen roll dough in my freezer. I was having a dinner with spaghetti and wanted some focaccia to…
Scalding Milk for Baking – Is it Necessary?
Is scalding milk for addition to bread dough necessary?Because of the pasteurization of milk, scalding isn’t as necessary as in the past when only raw…
Dessert Decorating Ideas
I came across this video on Facebook from Five Minute Crafts. It has lovely, creative ideas for decorating desserts. I want to share it here:
Soft Sourdough Skillet Bread
The following videos will show you how to make a delicious soft sourdough skillet bread. It’s fun to make and grandma and the kids will…
Butter Layered Raisin Rolls
This post features a link to some incredible looking raisin rolls. I had a post pop up on my Facebook wall featuring some great looking…
Plaiting a Six Stranded Challah
For those of you who want to bake a beautiful Challah, view this video to learn how to plait a six stranded Challah. Also for…
Sesame Bottom Crust Baking Tip
Your family won’t know about the secret on the bottom of the loaf until they bite into a delicious, buttered slice and then notice the…
Alternate way to shape a boule (round loaf)
Here is an alternate way to shape a boule (round loaf). I find it easier and quicker than the standard way of shaping (pulling in…
Signs of Over-fermented Dough
Signs of over-fermentation in your baked loaf: If your dough gets too warm for too long or you ferment for too long even at the…
New Course being added
Edited: This course is now finished being uploaded and available to join. Members see here: https://thebakingnetwork.com/baking-courses/ I have been working on uploading the ninth course…
Assembly Line Method of Baking with the Forneau Grande Oven Insert
When Forneau came out with their original oven insert, I was asked if I would like to test it. Their original oven insert wasn’t very…
Painting a Loaf
Did you know you can easily add a quick splash of color to your loaves to make them perfectly gift-worthy? This little trick also is…
Baking with Buttermilk
Baking with buttermilk will add softness, loftiness, tenderness and flakiness to your baked goods. It does this because buttermilk has lactic acid. Lactic acid modifies…
Continued Experiments with San Francisco Sourdough
I’ve been experimenting with the San Francisco Style sourdough since I began baking with sourdough over 16 years ago. After a lot of failure to…