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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,
Girl Scout Cookies - Over the Years
There are few who don’t enjoy the delicious flavors of Girl Scout cookies, and while almost everyone has a favorite, not very many people bother to question the origins of these delicious cookies. Wondering why your favorite treats even exist today? We know they are delicious cookies by design, but the history of Girl Scout Cookies is a bit more complicated than you may think.
The Early Days
Girl Scout Cookies didn’t always come from a brightly colored box. Instead, their origins are in the home ovens of the girls and troop leaders themselves. In 1912, Juliette Gordon Low created the Girl Scouts. By 1917, many troops were looking for a way to raise funds for various activities. A cookie sale seemed like a good idea. While it’s hard to pin down the exact first date of a Girl Scout cookie sale, the first mention of the activity occurred in December of 1917.
By July of 1922, the ranks
How to Bake Without Eggs
From allergies to concerns about added ingredients, eggs aren’t quite the staple they once were. Instead, many avoid them at all costs. Baking, however, often calls for eggs in a way that other cooking doesn’t. Eggs can perform a number of different roles in the process of baking. They can help a cake rise, a custard thicken, or a sauce bond. Experts suggest they can perform up to 20 different roles in the baking process. Fortunately, though, you can bake without eggs, but it may take a bit of research on your part. Read on if you are planning on baking a cookie gift for a friend, or just a homemade cake for your family.
A Commercial Egg Replacer
Many people who choose to omit the eggs from their favorite recipes decide to use a commercial egg replacer instead. While there are a variety of different brands out there, two of the biggest are Ener-G and the one available from Bob’s Red