Yum! Made for Mother’s Day. A homemade sponge cake topped with fresh strawberries – mostly cut, some crushed, and sugar to taste. Though today’s shortcakes are made of a biscuit or sponge cake base, earlier American recipes called for pieces of pie crust to be used. This variety was particularly popular in the American South. ...
Baking often involves foods that rise. When we fill a pan, we must be aware that the final volume of the baked goods will be larger than the initial volume. This is particularly TRUE of recipes that use baking powder (or baking soda and an acid such as Cream of Tarter) as an ...
Today we are standing at the confection counter of our local Asian market trying to decide which sweets to buy and bring home. Our photograph shows daifuku from Japan, a small rice cake stuffed with a sweet filling. We also have hot sweet red olives and fried tofu rounds. The name “daifuku” literally means “good ...
Classic Omelet Although the females of many species produce eggs, this week we will be talking about the chicken egg. Many types of dishes are made with eggs. They can be prepared in several ways including pickled, boiled, scrambled and fried. Egg whites are easily separated from the yolks and are used in low cholesterol ...
