Yield: 30-40 Rolls Ingredients 1 packet (2 1/4 teaspoons or .25 ounce/7g) of Active Dry Yeast 1/2 cup (125 ml) luke warm Water 1/2 cup (1 stick or 4 ounces/115g) Unsalted Butter 3/4 cup (175 ml) Whole Milk 1/2 cup (3.5 ounces/100g) Granulated Sugar 3/4 tsp Salt 3 Large Eggs 3 1/2 – 4 cups […]
Yield: 60 Caramels Ingredients 8 ounces (227 g) unsalted butter 19 ounces (536 g) dark brown sugar (or 17 3/1 ounce (491 g) light brown sugar) 14 ounce (414 ml) sweetened condensed milk 1 dash salt 1 cup (237 ml) light corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Instructions Calibrate the candy thermometer. Melt butter in […]
Yield: 60 Cookies (2 1/2 inch – 6.4 cm) Ingredients 30 ounces (850 g) all-purpose flour 8 ounces (227 g) unsalted butter, room temperature 7 1/2 ounces (213 g) dark-brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 4 teaspoons ground ginger 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg 1 1/2 teaspoon finely ground […]
Yield: 30 Cookies Ingredients 8 ounces (227 g) butter, at room temperature 10 ounces (284 g) all-purpose flour 1 1/2 ounces (43 g) powdered sugar 3 1/2 ounces (99 g) walnuts, chopped 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract 1 3/10 ounces (94 g) powdered sugar (for decoration) Instructions Using a mixer with a paddle attachment […]
Yield: 1 Loaf, about 10 servings Ingredients Fruit and Nut Mixture 2/3 ounces (18 g) glacéed red cherries 1 1/3 ounces (38 g) candied orange peel 1 1/3 ounces (38 g) pecans 1 1/3 ounces (38 g) golden raisins 1 1/3 ounces (38 g) dark raisins 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon (20 ml) dark rum […]
Yield: One nine inch cake Ingredients 3/4 cup sorghum flour 3/4 cup potato starch 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon xanthan gum 1 cup warm coffee 2 eggs 3 tablespoons vegitable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon rice […]
Yield: 24 cupcakes Ingredients Cupcake Sponge 8 ounces (224g) cake flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon allspice 7 1/2 ounces (213g) light-brown sugar 7 ounces (200g) granulated sugar 8 oz (227g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled 4 large […]
Yield varies depending on weight of pumpkins Ingredients Small Sugar Pumpkins (not the kind you carve for Halloween) Instructions Use a peering knife to cut around the stem of the pumpkin(s) and remove. Use a sharp heavy knife cut the pumpkin(s) in half vertically. With a large metal spoon remove the seeds from the halves. […]
© 2003 Fairtrade Foundation Chocolate Weeks One and Two I’m combining the notes from the Bakeshop Skill Class for the first two weeks covering Chocolate, I’ll do the same for the next two weeks as well. Due to the weather, the class schedule has been changed slightly (it was 100°F yesterday so we could not […]
Cakes Week Four The final week of cakes in the Bakeshop Skills class. The majority of the lecture was focused on how to assemble and make Opera Cake. The cake makes a nice roundup of all the techniques and science we studied so far. We also covered decorating with Fondant and a molded mouse cake. […]