| Before an individual gets started, there are | | | | spot that cool and dry for up to six months. |
| a few steps that should be followed first. | | | | |
| These cooking tips will prevent most | | | | Baking powder and baking soda are not |
| disasters from happening. Always read through | | | | interchangeable. Baking powder is a |
| the entire recipe before beginning. This | | | | combination of baking soda and an acid. Its |
| ensures that all necessary ingredients are on | | | | leavening power works when mixed with wet |
| hand before starting. Check expiration dates | | | | ingredients and then baked into the oven. |
| on all non perishable supplies, so that | | | | Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate. When it |
| running to the store happens in the middle of | | | | mixes with an acid ingredient like |
| baking. Preheat the oven and check with an | | | | buttermilk, yogurt or molasses, it makes |
| oven thermometer. Most ovens can run anywhere | | | | carbon dioxide bubbles that make baked goods |
| from twenty five degrees to cooler to twenty | | | | light and airy. |
| five degrees warmer. This ensures that the | | | | |
| proper temperature is obtained for the | | | | Cooking tips for handling chocolate are |
| recipe. Follow directions on adjusting oven | | | | important. First there are different types of |
| racks, prepping baking sheets, and using the | | | | chocolate. Unsweetened chocolate is chocolate |
| right baking pan. Measure ingredients | | | | liquor that has at least fifty percent cocoa |
| accurately this means holding it up to eye | | | | butter and no added sugar. Various amounts of |
| level especially with liquids. To measure dry | | | | sugar added create bittersweet, semisweet, |
| ingredients over fill then level off with | | | | and dark chocolate. Milk chocolate is dried |
| flat edge of knife. Finally bake with love, | | | | milk powder, cocoa butter and added sugar. |
| if an individual is angry or rushed the | | | | White chocolate is made with cocoa butter |
| recipe may not turn out right. | | | | instead of chocolate liquor. Unsweetened |
| | | | cocoa is made from chocolate liquor with |
| These next cooking tips are about | | | | seventy five percent cocoa butter removed and |
| ingredients. There are many different kinds | | | | then dried and ground into a paste. When |
| of flour, and they are not all the same. | | | | melting chocolate it is easy to burn, so |
| Wheat flour is important for all yeast | | | | always melt it over very low heat. |
| breads. Bread flour works for yeast loaves, | | | | Individuals can choose the double boiler |
| however put it in yeast bread and it will | | | | method, the direct heat method, or the |
| turn into a heavy cake. Cake flour is very | | | | microwave oven method. |
| fine. All purpose flour can be used for most | | | | |
| any baking. Bleached and unbleached flours | | | | Using these cooking tips will make almost |
| can be used interchangeably. Make sure to | | | | any baked goodie turn out great. |
| store flour in an airtight container, in a | | | | |