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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Orangesicle Magic Bars
Magic bars are a popular bar cookie get their name because they require few ingredients and are so easy to make that it’s hard to believe they taste as good as they do. The classic recipe features chocolate, nuts and coconut on a graham cracker cru...
Dateline: 2013-05-21 2:49pm -07:00T (614 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Elevate Spatulas
When I’m mixing up a recipe in my kitchen, one of the tools that I use the most is a spatula. I use it to scrape the sides of bowls, fold together ingredients and scrape batters into waiting pans. Since I also use a whisk or a mixer, I often need t...
Dateline: 2013-05-21 9:49am -07:00T (183 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Pina Colada Scones
An icy, blended pina colada is a drink that reminds me of being on vacation in Hawaii, where I’ve had some of the best pina coladas (in the best atmosphere) that I can remember. It’s a combination of coconut, pineapple and rum blended up with...
Dateline: 2013-05-20 3:34pm -07:00T (497 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: The Secret Lives of Baked Goods
The Secret Lives of Baked Goods is another book from Jessie Oleson Moore, the author of both the book and blog Cakespy, and it features the histories of some of the most beloved baked goods that we make. The stories attached to all of the recipes on the b...
Dateline: 2013-05-20 9:19am -07:00T (300 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Fresh Strawberry Margaritas
Beer and sodas are always staples at a barbecue because they’re easy to throw into a cooler and serve to everyone with minimal effort. I’ll usually throw a few bottles of wine into my ice chest, too. If I’m entertaining at home during t...
Dateline: 2013-05-19 3:48pm -07:00T (449 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Chocolate Pound Cake
Chocolate pound cake is not quite as common as vanilla pound cake. Vanilla pound cake has a delicate flavor, balancing the floral flavor of vanilla with the richness of butter. The taste is addicting, but it is subtle compared to other types of cake. Cho...
Dateline: 2013-05-17 3:48pm -07:00T (536 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: What does sifting flour do?
Some recipes call for sifting your flour. Other recipes call for flour that has been sifted. Still other recipes don’t specify whether your flour needs to be sifted or not – and with all the options, this raises the question of what does sift...
Dateline: 2013-05-16 5:19pm -07:00T (333 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Recipe Rock
How many food magazines do you subscribe to? How often do you tear out one of those magazine pages, clip a recipe out of a newspaper, or print one from your favorite blog? Even if you have a tablet or other portable device, there are plenty of occasions ...
Dateline: 2013-05-16 9:49am -07:00T (275 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Vanilla Bean Pound Cake
The original pound cake got its name from its ingredients. It contained a pound of eggs, a pound of butter, a pound of sugar and a pound of flour. It was a dense cake, but it had a tender texture that other cakes at the time lacked and it became popular ...
Dateline: 2013-05-15 3:34pm -07:00T (675 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Bites from other Blogs
The Blackberry Malt Cupcakes from Kailley’s Kitchen sound like they were inspired by something you could get at an old fashioned soda fountain. The cupcakes are made with lots of malted milk powder, in addition to vanilla, which gives them a little...
Dateline: 2013-05-15 8:19am -07:00T (425 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Wilton ColorCups Baking Cups, reviewed
Bright and colorful muffin wrappers are fun to work with because they can completely change the look of a cupcake or muffin from something ordinary into something that draws you in – especially if you are baking for a party or celebration. And anyo...
Dateline: 2013-05-14 5:18pm -07:00T (291 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Celebration Cake Pans
Layer cakes are usually made with layers of plain, round cakes, stacked up to turn a simple dessert into a dramatic centerpiece. Occasionally, you will see a layer cake that uses square cakes for a slightly unusual look, but round is the standard for lay...
Dateline: 2013-05-14 8:34am -07:00T (184 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Raspberry Coconut Macaroons
Freeze dried fruit is something that I see a lot in stores (Trader Joe’s carries a big variety), mostly because it is being marketed as a healthy snack food. I do not like eating freeze dried fruit on its own, but it can be good in cereal and is a ...
Dateline: 2013-05-13 3:03pm -07:00T (406 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Make Your Own Soda
Simple syrup is a mixture of equal parts water and sugar that many home cooks and bakers are familiar with. It’s a versatile syrup that can be used for sweetening all kinds of things in the kitchen, but it is especially useful when it comes to sweet...
Dateline: 2013-05-13 10:04am -07:00T (399 words)
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Baking Bites -- A Cooking Blog: Strawberry Coffee Cake Muffins
Strawberries are not always an easy fruit to bake with because they lose some of their texture when they’re in the oven. One way around this is to puree your strawberries and then incorporate the puree into whatever you’re baking – just...
Dateline: 2013-05-10 3:49pm -07:00T (664 words)
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