Cornstarch does not contain any protein, fat, vitamins, minerals, or fiber. When added to recipes, it can add calories that you may normally not consider because it’s similar in color and texture to baking soda or baking powder which have no calories. Is cornstarch unhealthy? Cornstarch i...
Fondantgives a cake or pastry an elegant appearance and is popular for wedding cakes and other show pieces. This type is simply sugar and water, with either glucose or cream of tartar used to produce the proper crystallization to give it a smooth, almost porcelain look. Fudge Icing Fudge ici...
tartar. when moisture is added to baking powder, the same gaseous reaction can occur without the need to introduce a separate acidic ingredient. if you’re really in a pinch, you can make a single-acting baking powder at home by mixing cream of tartar and baking soda, although we wouldn...
Although I’d like think I know how to handle mordants safely, I do work at home, in my kitchen and don’t live alone (other people, animals) so I prefer not to use anything stronger than Alum (potassium aluminum sulfate) and Tartar. (I used to use Copper and Iron but phased that...
Having planted turnips in late spring, I’ve fought off hoards of slugs and finally there are just enough unchewed leaves to make a decentcocido con grelos(stew with turnip tops). These leaves take a bit more cooking than a cabbage, but their slightly bitter, acidic taste is quite appeal...
Shortly after, Albert walks in. Without saying a word, he settles beside one of the young line cooks and sticks out his hand. The cook grabs a squeeze bottle and deposits a dollop of sauce right at the base of Albert’s thumb. He grabs another bottle and does the same. Albert, tastin...
Funny, isn`t it? Those spikes, I mean... erhaps I have seen these dark things but don't know them and never picked them Yes, nobody does, that is why there is more for me and my family. :):):) After drying, we add them as spice to dishes, if that may help you. strzy...
But we somehow forgot to pick dessert! But! I had done some fruit decluttering in the morning, and had started some apple sauce cooking in the morning. For applesauce, I quarter the apples and put them into the slow cooker along with the peels and cores, with a little water and let ...
I tested two chocolate cakes; the first called for baking powder, a mix of baking soda and acidic cream of tartar that, when hydrated and heated, leavens baked goods all on its own without the need for additional acids. In my test, both cakes did rise, but the cake with Dutch process...