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Cake base nice and even
April 2024

Cake base nice and even

A tip that I have strangely not seen here, and with which I can impress even established housewives again and again (for example, my mom, my mother in law, the grandma ...), actually so simple: Pie...

Do not embarrass in the restaurant with the wine
April 2024

Do not embarrass in the restaurant with the wine "taste"

I find the following quite amusing: I sit in a restaurant and watch the couple ordering a bottle of wine at the next table. After a few minutes, the waiter comes back to the table with the good drop,...

Chopped pistachios get cheaper for baking
April 2024

Chopped pistachios get cheaper for baking

Unsalted, chopped pistachios for baking are very expensive. Much cheaper are the whole pistachios, but still stuck in the shell and salted are mainly. Since the price difference is immense, I have...

Put raisins into rum made easy
April 2024

Put raisins into rum made easy

Especially for Christmas recipes, you need again and again, in raisins inlaid raisins. In order for them to pull through properly, you should insert the raisins the evening before, so that the rum is...

Make frosting yourself
April 2024

Make frosting yourself

I baked cookies for the day with a few kids. Of course, the kids stood out. In the end came the question: "What can one do on it?" I came up with the idea: frosting. ingredients (equivalent to...

630 spelled flour instead of wheat
April 2024

630 spelled flour instead of wheat

If you do not want to or can not use light wheat flour or wheaten flour (allergy, diet, etc.), you do not necessarily have to resort to wholegrain flours. Try the 630 spelled flour. This is quite...

Especially juicy apple pie
April 2024

Especially juicy apple pie

I like to eat apple pie, but unfortunately I do not like the dough, because apple pie is usually always covered. To change this, I put a greased parchment paper over the apples before inserting them...

Replacement for cheesecake help
April 2024

Replacement for cheesecake help

For many recipes for cheesecake, a cheesecake aid is indicated in the ingredient list. A simple substitute for this with the same effect is pudding powder. I recently tried a new cheesecake recipe...

Cool the hot baking tray quickly
April 2024

Cool the hot baking tray quickly

Anyone who has ever baked many small particles (for example, biscuits) in the chord, knows the problem: it always takes too long, until the sheet has finally cooled down again to put the next charge...

Chocolate got too hot when melted?
April 2024

Chocolate got too hot when melted?

If you melt chocolate (whether in the microwave or in a water bath), you should be careful that the chocolate is not too hot, otherwise it will lumpy. If it has happened, and it is not too bad with...