Let me share some of the important points you need to know before you start with sourdough baking. Sourdough / Levain/ Starter is also known as wild yeast. While commercial yeast is easier to use in bread baking, sourdough gives you an amazing flavour to breads without any additives. Sourdough is basically a combination of […]
Making condensed milk can’t get easier than this. I used to make condensed milk with milk and sugar which would take nearly two hours, but still it won’t be as smooth as the store bought one. This Diwali, I wanted to try condensed milk when I saw the milk powder pack. That was an experiment […]
Every month while Valli announces the themes for the BM, I usually go for something new so that I get an opportunity to explore it. For this month, one of the themes was cookie butter. I didn’t even know that cookie butter existed, so I chose it so that I can at least know what […]
We are nearing 2019 and the last month of 2018 is going to be pretty interesting. I have four interesting themes for the month along with Bake-a-thon where we post baked recipes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For most of the Bake-a-thon posts I am making delicious dishes for myself. As I am on a […]
Before you start exploring the vast ocean of cake decorating, I would like to share with you some of the basic tips you need to know to make a perfect cake. I have gathered all those tips I learnt during these years of cake decorating. Some I read online, some I saw in videos and […]
When I started writing Baking Basics, I had no idea that it would be a popular page in my blog. Most of the beginners who read my baking basics find it so useful and when I hear those nice great reviews about the page, I am inspired to write more. If you are a regular […]
Ever since I was introduced the magic Aquafaba, it has been an obsession for me. It is nothing but the water left over after cooking the chickpeas and it works as a great egg substitute. I have posted so many recipes using it and even have made a photo tutorial for the cake previously. Take […]
It has been such a long time since I made a video in m YouTube channel. Though I had this video clipping ready before a month, I couldn’t find time to edit it and upload it. And also I my blog is giving me so many problems for the past two weeks. Even now I […]
Ever since I started posting videos, one recipe request has been asked frequently. How to bake cake in pressure cooker? Every one who messaged me wanted to know the technique of baking without oven. During my childhood days, my mom used either a cast iron kadai or pressure cooker to bake our birthday cakes. And […]
This is one of the most important points to be learned before you start baking. If you have started baking cakes, then you must be familiar with the cakes sticking to the bottom and coming out of the tin in pieces. A very simple technique to make your cake tin non stick is by greasing, […]