Who doesn’t love the smell of bread baking in the oven? It evokes a feeling of comfort, coziness, and well?being. From a hearty, whole?grain loaf to buttery, rich croissants or tender biscuits to tasty scones, we all have our weaknesses — I mean, our preferences! High altitude bread baking doesn’t have to be hard, time consuming, or tricky. Once you learn the basics, you can use your new …
This e-book contains importance notes on pastry and baking tips for beginners.
Cake is a form of sweet dessert that is typically baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of breads, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate, and that share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards, and pies. Typical cake ingredients are flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil or margarine, a liquid, and leavening agen…
Pastry is distinct from other types of cooking because you cannot just stick your spoon (or finger) in for a taste and then add a pinch of this and a pinch of that as you might when making a pot of soup. Most ingredients must be measured accurately because many formulas work on scientific principles. For this reason, the pastry chef must learn how different ingredients react with others and how…