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Drop Biscuits

Ingredients : 2 cups all-purpose flour 3 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1/4 cup shortening 1 cup milk Cooking Procedures : Preheat oven to 450°F. Grease a baking sheet. Set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir to blend. Cut shortening into flour mixture with a pastry blender or with two knives. Mixture should be crumbly. Add milk and stir with a fork. Stir just until mixture holds together and forms a ball. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto prepared baking sheet. Leave a 2 inch space between biscuits so they will brown nicely. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until […] Read more »

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Introduction To Baking

Baking refers to cooking by dry heat especially in an oven where the temperature is uniform as hot air circulates to cook a cake, pie, cookie or bread. BASIC INGREDIENTS: FLOUR is the basic ingredient in cakes, pastries, breads and scores of other baked products. It provides the structure or framework of the food. Different types of flour are used for baking although the most commonly used is the all-purpose flour since it can be used for all kinds of baked goods For cakes, it is best to use cake flour because of its lightness and low protein content while […] Read more »

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Basic Handy Ingredient Substitutions

Sometimes, certain ingredients are not available in our pantry. So, we look for an alternative substitute for ingredients needed for preparing dish at the moment without sacrificing the taste and texture of the dish. Here are the lists of needed ingredient and their handy substitutes: BAKING PRODUCTS: 1 Cup Self-Rising Flour – 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, and 1/2 tsp. salt 1 Cup Cake Flour – 1 cup minus 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour – 1 cup and 2 tbsp. cake flour 1 Cup Powdered Sugar – 1 cup sugar and 1 tbsp. cornstarch […] Read more »

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