Ingredients

buttermilk sheet pan pie

12 of Our Best Bakes with Buttermilk

Buttermilk is an important ingredient in many recipes because it can improve the taste, texture, and look of baked goods. It’s a useful leavening...
English muffins

Classic English Muffins: Your Top 5 Questions Answered

This Thursday, two members of our editorial team went live with you on Facebook to answer some of your most pressing questions for this...
Buttermilk Replacements

A Guide to Buttermilk Replacements

FIRST, A WORD ON NONFAT, LOW-FAT, AND WHOLE BUTTERMILK Buttermilk first originated as the portion left behind after butter had been churned from whole milk....

A Baker’s Guide to Vanilla Paste

Boost the vanilla factor of your baked goods with vanilla paste. Made of vanilla extract and vanilla powder, vanilla paste is an excellent way...

Vanilla: Get To Know This Dark and Delicious Bean

By Bill Addison Vanilla is the Chanel No. 5 of the baking world—the iconic scent that adds a stirring fragrance to all manner of sweet...

Five Ways With Williams Sonoma’s Peppermint Bark

Williams Sonoma's Peppermint Bark has been a holiday staple for the last twenty years. We wait every year for Williams Sonoma to come out...
Cardamom baking

Baking with Cardamom! Our Top 8 Recipes

At once sweet, warm, citrusy, and floral, cardamom reigns as the queen of spice. Originally from India, this relative of the ginger family elevates...
Cardamom baking

Four Ways to Work Cardamom into Your Fall Baking

Move over pumpkin spice: Cardamom is the must have for your fall baking spice drawer. But how to get the most out of your...
Crazy for Coconuts

Crazy for Coconuts

By Karen Palmer We’re crazy for coconuts. Crack into some this spring to give your baking game a tropical boost. Find recipes for coconuts in...
Secrets of Sugar

The Nitty-Gritty Secrets of Sugar

By Paula Forbes  My dad divides holidays into two categories: the gift holidays and the candy holidays. Gift holidays are when you give people presents:...