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The Different Types of Flour for Baking
Flour is a key ingredient in all different kinds of baked goods. When you wander down the aisle of your local bulk foods store or grocery store, though, you may be overwhelmed with flour choices. Which ones are right for your baked goods? This quick guide can help you make the right selection.
Traditional Baking Flours
When you look at a typical recipe, it will generally specify one of these flours to use.
All-purpose flour is, by far, the most common type used in baking. You can find it in both bleached and unbleached varieties. If you’re tackling a cookie arrangement or a quick bread or even pie dough, this is the variety you want to pick up. It’s made with a blend of both soft and hard wheat, and usually has about a 10% protein content in it. It is readily accessible at almost any market, and it can be stored for up to eight months.
Cake flour has a slightly lower protein content 
How to Make Cake Balls in a Sanitary Way
Take a break from making your cupcake gifts, because cake balls are now one of the most popular treats to make for bake sales, class parties, and more. They’re easy to put together, even if they are a bit time consuming, but many question exactly how sanitary this delicious treat is. With a little work, though, you can create perfect cake balls in a clean, sanitary environment.
Start with the Cake
The best way to get started is to bake a cake. Keep in mind that you can use any flavor you like. You want to bake the cake according to the recipe or boxed mix. From there, allow it to cool completely. The next step is hard if you’ve worked for any length on the cake. You need to completely crumble it into a bowl. Make certain your bowl is clean, and you should either wear gloves while you’re crumbling the cake or make certain that you’ve carefully washed your hands. You could also do
Father's Day Cookie Giveaway - 3 Lucky Winners!
While a coffee mug, tie and cologne are great gifts, we think this year Dad should get fresh baked cookies! We're celebrating Father's Day with a great new giveaway! Three lucky winners are going to win their choice of Father's Day Cookie Gift valued at up to $50! The lucky winners will be able to pick their favorite from over 20 different designs on this page.
The contest ends June 9, 2013 so hurry and enter today!
At Gourmet Cookie Bouquets we have a great selection of cookie gifts to show Dad how much you care. This is also the perfect time to honor all the important men in your life - grandfathers, uncles, mentors and the father of your own children! We have a sweet treat for any man that supported you through life.
Check out our fun selection of theme cookies. If sports is their thing, you'll find cookies that feature themes like baseball, football, golf, basketball,
Different Frosting Types For Different Desserts
It doesn’t matter whether you’re eating a torte, a cupcake, a cookie, a layer cake, or a bit of pudding – adding some frosting to the top, middle, or bottom of any dessert recipe is always going to make it a success. Unfortunately, though, frosting isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition. There are many different types of frostings out there, and choosing the ideal one of your next dessert creation is key to pulling it off.
Easy Frosting Ideas
Glazes are some of the simplest types of frostings. They’re created from powdered sugar and some type of liquid. Occasionally, a flavoring like vanilla extract or almond extract is added. These are always very thin, and in most cases, you pour them over the top of the dessert. They’re also pretty versatile, so you can use them on the top of a cake or some cookies, but they also work well for special treats like sweet rolls, or other types
Cookie Box or Tin Giveaway - 2 Winners!
What are we celebrating now? Cookies of course! Every day is cookie day at Gourmet Cookie Bouquets. We are helping you celebrate too with a new giveaway. Two lucky winners are going to get to choose their favorite cookie box or tin - up to a $75 value each. See this page for the designs you will get to choose from.
Whether you're a fan of shortbread cookies or like to indulge on something chocolate, we have a collection you'll love!
Contest ends May 26th so hurry and enter today!
Our cookie boxes and tins are a great idea for all your gift-giving needs! The creative containers that the cookies are packed in add a festive touch that the recipient will love. Birthdays, anniversaries and get well are just a few of the occasions made sweeter with cookies! At Gourmet Cookie Bouquets, we have a design for just about any event that comes along.
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