Cruffin – Whatever next ?
You may ask yourself what a cruffin is. Australians will know what you are discussing. One clue is the –uffin which refers to the muffin […]
Baking
Dosa, The Breakfast Pancake We All Love
When I talk about breakfast with my associates in India, I wouldn’t necessarily be thinking that the Dosa was top of the list. However, like toast […]
The Benefits Of Brewer’s Spent Grain (BSG)
Brewers’ spent grain (BSG) is the main by-product of the brewing industry. It is the insoluble cereal residue that is separated from the mash before […]
How to Make Sfogliatella
Sfogliatella or Lobster tails in English was one of the show stoppers (I prefer treats) in the Great British Bake Off. What an interestingly complex baked sweet […]
Pulse Flours Make The Best Egg Replacers
Finding proteins to replace egg in baking has been especially troublesome for vegans and vegetarians in the past but not anymore. For the product developer, […]
Lucknow Cuisine: Sheermal Bread
Sheermal or Shirmal (Persian: شیرمال; Urdu: شیرمال “shyrmal”; Hindi: शीरमल) is a bread which features heavily in Awadhi cuisine that derives from Lucknow in particular in India. It came to light after one […]
Innovative Ingredients: Banana Flour
Bananas have always been a great source of energy. Politicians and sports personalities alike seem to have a propensity for demonstrating their peeling techniques and […]
Oats And Beta-Glucan: Ideal For Bars
Why are oats and beta-glucan such ideal ingredients? When it comes to product development especially in snack bars, barley, oats and beta-glucan make ideal ingredients. […]
Quinoa – A New ‘Ancient’ Food
The Incas, many moons ago ate quinoa as a staple – the ‘mother grain’ as they referred to it because it grew extremely well in […]
Improving Muffins
Muffins, by definition are small domes spongy cakes or bread made with egg and usually eaten at breakfast. They are certainly not cupcakes! The name […]
Sachima (Sa-Chi-Ma)
Sachima or Shaqima is a Chinese pastry found throughout the country. As in keeping with all pastry products there are many regional variations although it […]
Semi-Sweet Biscuits
One of the staples of the grocery list is the biscuit and possibly rivalling cookies would be hard, semi-sweet or sweet biscuits. The emphasis however […]
Reducing Agents In Baking
Baking is now one of the most popular pastimes and attracts great attention – it is justifiably a culinary skill. Baked goods such as bread, […]
How to Make a General Purpose Cream Filling For Cookies and Biscuits
Here’s a recipe for a basic commercial cream filling that can be used for biscuits: Ingredients: 1 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 1/4 […]
How to Make an Oreo Cakester
Oreo cakesters are extremely popular packaged snacking cakes produced by Nabisco. They are based on the popular Oreo biscuit except the biscuit base is replaced […]