When you're ready to use the dough, remove it from the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for about 10-15 minutes to soften slightly. This will make it easier to roll out. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to fit your pie dish. Transfer the rolled-out dou...
Have you ever been curious about how to make healthy muffins from scratch? Healthy muffins are one of my favorite things to bake. They are so easy. It’s hard to mess them up. They provide maximum return with minimal effort. Always a good thing when you are lazy like me! All you nee...
You only need a saucepan and a handful of ingredients to make this creamy rice pudding recipe, an easy alternative to grocery store cream of rice or cream of wheat. One of my kids’ favorite recipes for hot cereal, you’ll love this homemade cream of rice cereal topped with dried fruit...
How to Make Muffins Moist Depending on what ingredients you’re using, the batter will range from runny (like thin cake batter) to very thick (like drop-cookie dough). As a general rule, the thinner the batter, the lighter the muffins will be when baked. But don’t be afraid to bake...
A word of caution on corn tortillas. It is important to read the ingredients. Some brands add wheat flour, so check and make sure your corn tortillas are gluten-free! How to Store Leftovers: Store the shrimp separately from the tortillas in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They wi...
You may even know how to make your own bread. But have you ever thought about bread as a technology? Why do we have bread? That's a great place to start. We could just as easily munch on dry wheat kernels instead. Or we could grind the wheat into flour, mix the...
How to Make Sour Cream From Scratch First, obtain heavy whipping cream. It doesn’t matter whether you purchase it in a carton or skim it off a freshly cooled batch of milk; both work fine. You will have better thickening if you use fresh, raw cream or pasteurized, though it’s diffic...
It’s moist, flavorful, and easy to make.Easy Moist Carrot Cake From ScratchUnlike the Banana bread or the plantain cake in which you can feel taste the bananas or the plantain as the case may be, this cake does not taste anything like carrots. The spices are well coordinated enough and...
How to Make Tortellini From Scratch: If I should choose any food that I must eat everyday for the rest of my life, well, it's definitely Tortellini! They are typical of my hometown, Bologna (actually my "home-province" lol) so I've been eating them since
All purpose flour is the perfect flour to make a pie crust. Its my go-to flour to use because its so easy to knead. I have also used whole wheat pastry flour when I made a sweet butternut squash pie. It will also make a flaky crust. Do I need a rolling pin to roll out the do...