Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
Here are basic differences between desserts related to the pie. For more information, read all about The Pie Family and All the Cousins. Pie – Dessert with a filling that has a single or double crust. Deep Dish Pie – pie baked in a deep …
A little ditty about baking a Love Cake. 🙂 By Rocky and Balls.
I came across this listing today: Valerio’s Tropical Bakeshop. 1,115 square feet space for $65,000. Gross rent: $3,253.60. Listing says it is currently vacant, includes a 60-gallon Hobart mixer, dough roller, oven, and walk in freezer / refrigerator, among other things (see below). Turn-key commercial …
This is a simple recipe for macarons, those favorite French cookies my kids love to call ‘mini cookie burgers.’ Two methods for baking them are below. While it calls for almond flour, other nuts could be used. Hazelnut flour (filbert nuts) can easily be …
Interesting read from Confectionery News on gender inequality and the cocoa growing and farming front. It seems while women can be trained with all the technical knowledge on cocoa farming in certain parts of the world, they may not be able to own actual land. …
Ebola has worried many, including chocolatiers. The Ivory Coast of Africa, Côte D’Ivoire, leads the world in cocoa production. While the Ebola virus has not yet traveled there, the Ivory Coast borders Liberia and Guinea, two countries ravaged by the virus. Some are worried that chocolate …
This is an easy recipe that doesn’t produce a ton of dough. Fry, shake in granulated sugar, and serve while they are still hot. For more fried dessert recipes, such as fritters and beignets, read All About Fritters, Doughnuts, Beignets, and Other Fried Desserts. [yumprint-recipe …
I found this listing. It’s for a custom confectionery plant in the WI region. Overview: The experienced staff allows the new owners to come in with a self-sufficient staff. Detailed recipes to manufacture all products. 30%+ in annual growth in revenues the last four years. …
So, if you were a sweet (such as a cookie, dessert, etc), where would you live? L.V. Anderson from Slate.com FOOD answers that question with United Sweets of America: If every state had an official dessert, what would it be? (Montana gets S’mores.). Courtesy Slate.com …
What is 10x (or 6x for that matter)? It is a particular grind for powdered sugar, which typically is mixed with an anti-caking agent, such as a starch. Powdered sugar is also called confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar, and is used for quick mixing buttercream …
Is there a perfect way to cut a cake? I explore. Image courtesy jeremyfoo, Flickr via CC license. We all know how to cut a cake, right? Even Wilton gives diagrams on how to cut a cake in every conceivable shape there is, including the …
Vanilla sea salt. Just the two ingredients together bring out the best in foods: the vanilla beans giving a slight perfumy aroma and the sea salt heightening flavors. (The Independent has a great article on the science of salt.) Sea salt is courser than table …
The latest comb through on commercial bakery commercial real estate for sale – Fred’s Bakery and Deli. 2500 square feet. $105,000. – at $42/sq ft Robertson Ave., off the 10 freeway in Los Angeles. From the LoopNet real estate site: This Bakery has been in …
