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…
Tag: experiment
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…
Nut v. Nut
Ok, so in one of my previous posts, I talked about the differences between coconut flour and almond flour. I found a recipe for keto blueberry muffins from http://www.fatforweightloss.com. The recipe calls for one cup of almond flour OR 1/4 cup of coconut flour. The rest of the ingredients are pretty standard so I decided…
Bouquet of Flours
A bouquet of flowers?! Nope, i’d rather have the other kind. Am I right, bakers? Since I started on this crazy baking adventure about six months ago, I have learned so much about different kinds of flours. Bread flour, cake flour, all-purpose flour, semolina flour, whole wheat flour, etc. Since starting the keto diet, I’ve…
The Return of Salted Caramel
OOOOOK, so as promised, I attempted to make low carb salted caramel sauce. Now, I know there are very few people out there on the keto diet who sit and lament not being able to eat this stuff. But, hey, I figure if I could make it accessible, why the hell not? As I put…
Salted Caramel
Happy glorious Saturday friends! My camping trip was postponed due to bad weather. However, this gives me time to tinker with recipes today. I ordered a bag of Erythritol from Amazon this week and finally received it. I decided to start with this sugar substitute as it seems like a natural substance that doesn’t have…
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