Typically given as gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncakes are now sold and consumed year-round. Mooncakes have a golden outer crust that encloses a filling inside, which can be sweet, savory or a combination. Because they are dense and rich — the filling is traditionally made with...
Egg curry is a versatile dish that can be enjoyed as a main course or as part of a larger Indian meal. Its hearty and satisfying nature makes it a crowd-pleaser, and the combination of spices, tomatoes, coconut milk, and poached eggs creates a flavor explosion in every bite! You accompa...
Fondantis granulated sugar that's boiled, poured out to cool and beaten until thick and smooth. It's then kneaded to achieve a plastic consistency. After a few days of resting or "ripening," fondant can be shaped into decorations or rolled into sheets to cover cakes. Maple candyis maple ...
Fruitcake—that dense amalgam of fruits, nuts, and just enough rich cake to hold them together—is one of the heaviest baked goods out there. It’s also one of the few baked goods that can benefit from aging…provided it’s done right. But at the end of the day (or, more accurately...
Sugar makes things taste sweeter. But what are the side effects of eating or drinking too much sugar?What is dextrose used for? To improve the flavour of food and drink You’ll see dextrose on the ingredients list of many different processed foods. Being intensely sweet in flavour, ...
What Is Fudge? Fudge is a dense, rich confection typically made with sugar, milk or cream, butter and chocolate or other flavorings. The base for fudge is boiled until it reaches the soft-ball stage (135 to 140 degrees F), then stirred or beaten as it cools to minimize the formation ...
. In Native American cuisine, yam cakes can be loose bundles of shredded yam that are fried or baked. A few recipes exist for actual dessert-style yam cakes, although these are not as common, partly becauseyamsmight become very hard and dense when used in structures such as tall cakes....
I kiss the corner of her mouth. “I’m glad you understand.” The wine makes my ascent to my room uneven. I’m prepared to lie awake and yearning for my wife, but knowing I’ll arrive tomorrow at the Binding Place and make my petition to Mother warms me. I’m that much closer ...
Fluffy and light buttercream and frostings. Great for decorating layer cakes or swirling atop cupcakes.
As fat coats those proteins, it can also delay yeast’s consumption of sugar, making for a slower rising dough; but this also makes for a more robust flavor. The exterior crust on such a dough will bake up relatively soft, and the crumb of the loaf will be plush. (You’ll often fin...