Carole says: I have a wonderful recipe my aunt gave me for zucchini bread, but I have a problem I hope you can help me with…I bake the bread until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean; I cool it in the pans for 10-15 minutes and then put them on a rack [...]
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Tooba says: I love baking and have recently started making cupcakes and muffins. I have two questions: 1. What is the difference between a cupcake liner/wrapper and muffin liner/wrapper? Liz asks: I have been using the same zucchini bread recipe for a number of years. Over the past few months, every time I make it, it comes out flat and very dense. I have tested my baking soda and baking powder and they are both fine. What else could be causing this problem? Baking S.O.S. [...] Robyn asks: I’m making butterfly cakes for my daughter’s engagement party, so I bought some pretty aluminum foil cases. When I opened the packet, I discovered each foil case has a separate paper liner sitting inside it. There was no mention of the paper cases on the packaging. Do I leave the foil case on the outside when I’m baking the [...] Ro asks: Is there any way to get muffins that are stuck in paper muffin cups unstuck?? Thanks for any help you can offer. Baking S.O.S. says: The best thing to do is allow the muffins to cool completely before you try to peel the paper away. Strange as it may sound, it actually gets easier [...] A friend requested raspberry recipes after she picked 7 pounds of fresh raspberries. I tested and loved this recipe, which I modified slightly from the original recipe by Elinor Klivans published in the “Washington Post” Food section (2001). Raspberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting Yield: 12 cupcakes
For the cupcakes: 1 ½ [...] Sandra asks: What purpose does salt play in quick breads and muffins? If we are watching our sodium, can I safely eliminate it or reduce it? Baking SOS says: Salt, when used in quick breads and muffins (as well as in most pastries), serves only as a flavor enhancer. It has no effect on how the product [...] Sandra asks: My quick breads rise, but they rise square - no doming. Why is that? They also seem to take a long time to bake, longer than the recipe calls for. My oven temp is OK, cycles a bit but not out of the ordinary. Baking SOS says: What causes quick breads to peak or [...] |
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Buttermilk Pancake Recipe: Inspired by Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
I read a newspaper article recently about Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. In the article, a woman was attempting to make pancakes from scratch for the first time in her life. She didn’t know how to make pancakes that didn’t come from a box mix. Unfortunately, her experience represents that of [...]