Okay, so I decided to give these Heavenly Cakes gluten-free cinnamon rolls a try the other day. Been wanting good GF cinnamon rolls for ages, you know? Finding a recipe that actually works is half the battle. Getting Started – The Dough First thing, I got all my ingredients out. The usual suspects for gluten-free baking: the specific GF flour blend the recipe called for...

Okay, so, recently I got super into baking, like REALLY into it. I’m talking sourdough starter names and hydration percentages all day. And one thing I kept running into was recipes calling for “high gluten flour.” I was like, “Alright, let’s figure this out.” First things first: the research. I hopped online, dove into forums, watched a ton of YouTube videos (shoutout to all the...

Okay, so let’s talk about this whole gluten-free biscuit thing. I didn’t just wake up one day wanting biscuits that taste like, well, not biscuits. My stomach started kicking up a fuss quite a while ago. Went to the doc, got the usual runaround, and finally, they suggested ditching gluten. Great. Just great. My afternoon tea ritual felt doomed. Diving into the Gluten-Free Aisle So,...

My Matcha Wedding Cake Journey Okay, so this whole matcha wedding cake thing started pretty unexpectedly. My good friends were getting married, super low-key, and somehow, the cake duty landed on me. They know I mess around in the kitchen, bake a bit here and there. But a wedding cake? That’s a whole different league, right? And they wanted matcha. Not vanilla, not chocolate. Matcha....

Trying to Concentrate Just One Tablespoon of Lemon Juice So, the other day, I got this idea stuck in my head. What happens if you try to concentrate just a tiny bit of fresh lemon juice? Like, one tablespoon. I needed a really intense lemon kick for a little sauce experiment I was doing, and store-bought concentrate wasn’t quite right. Figured I’d just try making...

Alright, folks, gather ’round! Today I’m gonna spill the beans on my latest kitchen adventure: Rhubarb Zucchini Bread. Let me tell you, it was a wild ride, full of twists, turns, and a whole lotta flour. It all started last week. I had this crazy urge to bake something…different. I was staring into my fridge, saw some rhubarb staring back at me (thanks, farmer’s market!),...

Okay, so today I wanna share my experience with my new large flour sifter. I’ve been wanting one for ages, mainly ’cause I do a lot of baking, and my old small one just wasn’t cutting it. First off, I did some research online. Looked at a bunch of different brands and sizes. I wanted something that felt sturdy and could hold a decent amount...

Okay, so I decided to do some baking the other day. Had these turkey cookie cutters sitting in the drawer for ages, probably since last Thanksgiving or the one before that. Figured it was time to give them a try again. First thing, I had to make the dough. Just went with my standard sugar cookie recipe. Nothing fancy. Mixed the butter and sugar, added...

Okay, so I messed around with making a “honey weight chart” thingy. Here’s how it went down. First off, the problem: I was always guesstimating how much honey I had left in different jars. Super annoying, especially when trying to figure out if I needed to order more. The Brainstorm: I figured, “Hey, weight is weight!” I could just weigh the darn jars and use...

Alright, let me tell you about this little experiment I ran not too long ago. Got it in my head that maybe swapping out the usual priming sugar or even some of the fermentables for honey in a beer recipe would be interesting. You know, make something different. Getting Started So, first thing, I went out and grabbed my usual basic homebrew kit ingredients. Nothing...