Jen's Baking Adventures

Oat me in, Coach!

Welcome to round three of my experiments with Blueberry Muffins. In this batch, I added another new ingredient in an effort to get more rise in the muffin. I actually used a whole new recipe for this muffin: https://ketocookingchristian.com/blueberry-lemon-muffins-keto-low-carb-gluten-free/. The new ingredient entering the competition? Oat fiber. Oat fiber is made from the fibrous husks…

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Pasta

So, I’m on month four of learning to eat low carb. Starting this diet right before the holidays was a little nuts on my part, but I learned a lot about self-control in the process. I already talked about the food I miss the most: pizza. The second food I miss the most? PASTA. I…

❤ Mint to Be ❤

So its almost that time of year again: time for Girl Scout Cookies!!! I am a creature of habit in every sense of the term which means I am a die hard Thin Mint girl. (Feel free to roll your eyes at my basic-ness). I know there are more creative flavors of G.S. cookies out…

Good, Clean Fondant

Ok, so Sunday I was slightly traumatized by all of the cake baking I did the few days before. Don’t get me wrong, I love baking. But I’ve found that when I’m baking on a deadline for a specific occasion, I turn into a nervous, neurotic mess. And baking cakes?! That’s, literally, a recipe for…

Revenge of the (Coco)Nut!

As some of you already know, I have been testing out a recipe for low carb blueberry muffins from https://www.fatforweightloss.com.au/recipe/keto-blueberry-muffins/ Last week I made a batch with coconut flour and a batch with almond flour. Overall, I liked the muffins made with the almond flour better. They had more rise, the flavor was subtle, and the texture…

Empty-your-baking-cabinet Cookies

As bakers, you sometimes find that you have a lot of half empty bags or containers of baking ingredients that you used for one recipe, but may not get used unless you make that specific recipe again. Some items will keep for a long time. Some, not so much. I was browsing through Sally’s cookie…

Baking Fails

Happy Sunday! I have been baking non stop for the last three days, pausing to only go to work and go to sleep. In preparation for a few up coming birthdays, I’ve been practicing baking cakes from scratch. This includes homemade cake, buttercream frosting, and homemade fondant. I’ve never made homemade fondant before, and have…

Keep Your Eyes on The Pies

In 2018, part of my quest to learn how to bake was to learn how to make everything from scratch. This was partly because I wanted to know what ingredients came together to make such tasty creations, but also to know WHY certain ingredients were used together and how they interacted. There were a few…

Bread, you’re a star!

So just before Christmas, the baking blog I follow brought out this recipe for ‘Star Bread’. It was one of the most beautiful and complicated bread creations I’d ever seen. I really wasn’t sure I’d be able to pull it off. Basically, you make your bread dough like normal and then cut it into four…

January Baking Challenge

I’m so excited, guys. I completed January’s baking challenge for http://www.sallysbakingaddiction.com. A few posts ago, I mentioned that Sally does monthly challenges to help bakers learn how to bake new things and pushes us out of our comfort zones. This month’s challenge is bagels. Which means bread and yeast. Yeast can be really intimidating, and…