What if you want to make a recipe but you don't have the buttermilk that is in the ingredients list? Is there even a substitute for buttermilk? Why not just use regular milk? The answer on substituting for regular milk is...
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Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball Recipe
Chocolate chip cheese ball is a fabulous no-bake dessert. I learned to make it right out of college after attending a fund raiser at an employer's church. The original recipe wanted a lot more fat and sugar. With a little...
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Honey Pecan Cookies
Oatmeal honey pecan cookies are chewy, packed full of oats, a variety of sugars and nuts. Learn how to make oatmeal cookies in a healthier way! These are packed full of flavor by adding nuts, honey and whole grains. By using...
Classic Snickerdoodles Cookie Recipe
Let's learn how to make classic snickerdoodles easily and quickly. This cinnamon crinkly sugar cookie has less sugar, more cinnamon and plenty of flavor in a smaller portion. You can learn to indulge in your favorite...
Homemade Butter Cake from Scratch
There is nothing quite like a cake made from scratch. A homemade butter cake is rich, delicious and sinful. Everyone should learn to make this cake for special occasions. A butter cake is often said to be the perfect cake in...
No-Knead Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread
What I love most about sourdough is how it can be really easy or complicated. Once you learn how to make natural yeast or a starter, you begin to wonder what you can make it. Perhaps you've tried pancakes and the basic white...
The Classic Cinnamon Roll Recipe
Learning how to make cinnamon rolls is very easy with this recipe. Instead of using the buttermilk cinnamon roll recipe, we decided to create a recipe that can use any type of milk and still give you amazing cinnamon buns....
Easy and Delicious Hamburger Buns for your Cookout
Have you ever wondered how to make hamburger buns? This hamburger bun recipe isn't too difficult, it's a matter of waiting for the dough to rise. You can knead it by hand, in a food processor or a stand mixer. I'll show you...
Hot dogs! Get your Hot dog Bun Recipe, Here!
If you want to learn how to make hot dog buns, you came to the right place. It is surprisingly an easy recipe and fun to learn. In the beginning, you may have some misshapen buns, but that's part of baking. It's much like...
5 Minute Pizza Dough for Last Minute Meals
This is a fabulous pizza dough recipe because it is quick, only takes three ingredients and is fun to make with the family. Learn how to make pizza dough without yeast so you can have a fast meal on the table in about 20...
Sweet and Tangy Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
Learning how to make sourdough cinnamon rolls is actually quite simple once you begin to understand how natural yeast works. Perhaps you were like myself after learning how to make yeast and wanted to make more...
Beginner’s Guide to Kneading Sticky Dough
Kneading sticky dough by hand can be a little intimidating for beginners, but it doesn't have to be. Imagine finding a recipe for some gorgeous cinnamon rolls or another high hydration dough and trying to make it without a...
Depression Cake or Depressing Cake?
Last week, I made a wartime or depression cake. It was so delicious it inspired me to try an invent a similar recipe. Instead of cocoa, lemons were used. The cake would be this delicious lemon brownie type texture with less...
Let’s Make Wartime Chocolate Cake
This is a magical cake that is so easy to make and delicately decadent. Wartime chocolate cake will remind you of a rich brownie and has a delicate crumb that melts in your mouth. It is a vegan cake so you can share this...
Beginner’s Guide to Quick Bread without Yeast
Did you know you can make bread without yeast? They are called quick breads or soda bread. They use self-rising flour, baking powder, baking soda or a combination to rise the bread instead of yeast. Think about biscuits and...
Simply Delicious Spicy Sourdough Crackers
What can you do with spent sourdough? Do you just through your leftover sourdough down the drain? Stop doing that and make spicy sourdough crackers instead! Any time there is leftover sourdough, I'll make a variety of...
Classic Soft White Sandwich Bread
This is a simple soft white sandwich bread that is softer than the lean sandwich bread I typically make. Where as the lean bread reminds you of French bread with its crisp crust and chewy center, this bread will remind you...
Shortcut Method to Lining a Cake Pan with Parchment
Lining a cake pan with parchment paper can seem daunting. I watched many videos that go into great detail on how to cut and fold the paper just right. The truth is, there is some merit to doing so. For instance, when you...
Why is My Cake Wrinkled on Top?
Today, I ruined my cake! Sometimes, we can bake amazing chocolate cakes like this devil's food cake. And then other times....well. Things don't go as planned. Today was one of those days. First, I decided to make a chocolate...
Beginners Guide: How to Make Yeast with Minimal Flour
When you are looking at how to make yeast for bread, many recipes ask for a lot of flour. Some recipes want you to use nearly 5 pounds of flour! Others several pounds. Who can afford to waste so much flour for something they...
Beginners Guide to Zesting Citrus Fruits
When I first started baking, I didn't even know what zesting meant let alone how to do it. Many recipes would ask for zest, but none explained how to zest a lemon. I am a big proponent of using fresh fruits and vegetables in...