Month: December 2024

Alright, alright, let’s talk about this fancy bakin’ stuff, the kind them city folks rave about. They call it “gourmet,” I just call it good eatin’. If you wanna make somethin’ special, somethin’ that’ll make folks smack their lips and ask for more, you gotta use the good stuff. Not that cheap, powdery stuff from the dollar store, no sir. First thing’s first, you need ...

Alright, let’s talk about this here double apple bread puddin’ thing, like them fancy folks at America’s Test Kitchen do it, but in plain ol’ talk. What’s Bread Puddin’ Anyway? Now, bread puddin’, it ain’t nothin’ new. It’s like, what you do when you got some old bread lyin’ around. Back in the day, folks didn’t just throw good food away, ya hear? So, they ...

Alright, let’s get this straight. We’re gonna make a fruit cake, the kind with them pecans, you know? I ain’t got no fancy words, so don’t expect none. This is just good eatin’, plain and simple. Fruit Cake with Pecans Recipe, that’s what we’re doin’. First off, you gotta get your stuff together. I ain’t got no time for runnin’ around lookin’ for things later. ...

Well, howdy there, y’all! Today, we’re gonna jaw about somethin’ real tasty – cinnamon chips for bakin’. Yep, them little bits o’ goodness that make your cookies and cakes sing. I ain’t no fancy baker, mind you, but I know what tastes good, and cinnamon chips? They’re right up there with the best of ’em. Now, what are these cinnamon chips, you ask? They’re like ...

Alright, let’s talk about beatin’ eggs. You know, like when you wanna make somethin’ tasty, like them scrambled eggs or maybe a cake for the grandkids. It ain’t rocket science, I tell ya. Even this old woman can do it, and if I can, you sure as heck can too. First off, you gotta get yourself some eggs. Now, I always say, the fresher the ...

Well, howdy there! Today, we’re gonna yak about somethin’ called a “mesh flour sifter.” Don’t you go gettin’ all highfalutin on me, it ain’t as fancy as it sounds. It’s just a thingamajig for makin’ your flour all nice and fluffy, ya hear? Now, I ain’t no baker, not really. But even I know you can’t just dump flour straight from the bag into your ...

Alright, alright, let’s talk about them chocolate and ginger biscuits. You know, the kind that make your mouth water just thinkin’ about ’em? Yeah, those ones. I ain’t no fancy baker, mind you. No sir. I just make biscuits the way my mama taught me, and her mama before her. Good, honest biscuits, that’s what they are. And these here chocolate and ginger ones? Well, ...

Okay, so you wanna know ’bout this Wilton Parchment Paper, huh? Lemme tell ya, it ain’t rocket science. It’s just paper, but it’s good paper, ya know? For bakin’ and cookin’ and stuff. I ain’t no fancy chef or nothin’, but I use this stuff all the time. Makes life a whole lot easier, I tell ya. Used to be, I’d grease them pans with ...

Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this Dave’s Killer Bread, the kind they say you can make in them fancy bread machines. Folks are always goin’ on about it, so I figured, why not? I ain’t no spring chicken, but I can still work my way around a kitchen, even if it’s got one of them new-fangled gadgets. Now, first off, what’s all the ...

Well, let me tell ya about this here flour. We’re gonna talk about grain craft high gluten flour today. I ain’t no fancy baker, but I know a thing or two about flour from makin’ bread and such for my family all these years. First off, what is this high gluten stuff anyway? It’s just flour, but it’s got more of that… that gluten thing ...