Baking 101

The world is full of wannabe chefs who wish to whip up picture-perfect bakes on a whim. But unless you are a seasoned baker, your last-minute decision to whip up the desired delicacy may end up in much disappointment! You may think you did everything right but the baked dish may not just turn out like the picture you...

Personally, I love chocolate ganache. It is one of the best frostings ever invented. A basic ganache requires primarily just two ingredients- Chocolate and cream. What is a Chocolate Ganache? Ganache is a flavorful mixture of cream and chocolate. Where the cream is heated and chocolate is added to it. The ganache was originated in France by a chef, accidentally, where...

Our altered lifestyle demands to alter the way we have been eating food. It demands us to reduce the number of calories and sugar we are eating in our food. This calls for finding the substitute for sugar. Today we shall talk about 20 healthy sugar substitute in baking.In baking, sugar does a lot more than just adding sweetness...

Baking soda and baking powder are commonly used leavening agents used in baking. But, these two ingredients have confused almost everyone in the baking world. What is the difference between baking soda and baking powder? What purpose do they solve in baking? And if these two ingredients are interchangeable? Baking Soda and Baking Powder First thing first, remember, they are not...

Tools play an important role in Baking. As a beginner, it might be a complex for you to know all the essential tools for baking. When I started developing a passion for baking, I was not aware of different baking tools and equipment and their uses. I wish somebody had given me a baking essential checklist and helped me...

I started with zero knowledge of baking basics. The last 15 months were a game changer in my life. I had consumed myself for 4 years of works in the last 15 months. You will truly mistake me if you count my experience to be 15 months. The journey started with learning the baking basics. I consumed information from...

What is Baking? Baking is a form of cooking where you cook flour-based food under prolonged heating. An oven is generally used to bake food but there are a few other methods to bake food without an oven. Homestead Honey mentions a few ways of baking without oven. I experimented the baking without oven by baking cookies without oven.Bread is...

What’s the point of baking at home? If this is what is spinning in your head, you must read the report form Centre for science and Environment (CSE) confirming the presence of a possible cancer-causing chemical in market bread.Every time I see a child demanding to buy cookies and cakes from the departmental store, I encourage the parents to...

So how do you convert grams to cups? Referring to multiple conversion tables and converting cups to grams and grams to cups has always confused bakers. If you are new to baking at home, you must ensure to make yourself familiar with conversion of grams to cups in baking. Always Bake by Weight for Tastier Results How much is 1 cup...