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Most cakes nowadays become airy thanks to the use of frothy eggs, or more commonly, by adding baking soda or baking powder. However, just like we can leaven bread with yeast, we can do the same for cakes! Though nowadays…
A good chocolate mousse is smooth, airy, chocolatey, and melts in your mouth. It definitely isn’t gritty, watery, dense, or even clumpy. Making chocolate mousse is all about creating that light foamy texture, without having it collapse on you. And…
If you wanted to make cheese at home, but never got to it. Why not start making paneer? Paneer is one of the easiest cheese to make. All you need to make this Indian cheese are milk and acid. The…
Still think the only way to make mayonnaise at home is by taking a whisk and some hard work for a couple of minutes? Luckily, times have changed and you can now make mayonnaise in a matter of minutes, using…
Wondering what that luscious, bright white, glossy, foamy topping is on top of your pastry? Chances are, it’s an Italian meringue, made by whipping egg whites and mixing in a hot sugar syrup. Italian meringue is a very stable type…
Sometimes, you don’t realize how tricky something may be, until you try it yourself. That happened to me when trying to make churros. Somehow, I couldn’t get churros with that nice ridged, shape. They puffed up and lost their pointiness.…
Want a smooth, slightly crackly, top on your brownie, but no clue how to get there? I started testing different hypotheses a little while ago, but quickly realized there were a few too many tins of brownies I had to…
If made well, it can have a pristine white color and be light and fluffy. But, nougat is probably one of the more daunting candies to make. Luckily, a little bit of practice can make perfect, especially if you:
Press into a marshmallow. And let it go. What happens? It should have bounced right back up, thanks to some great teamwork of a mere three ingredients: sugars, gelatin, and possibly egg whites. Egg whites make marshmallows light and airy.…
Not happy how your French meringue turned out? Make it crisper by extending the baking time, add more sugar to make it denser, or consider experimenting with stabilizers. There are several ways you can tweak a French meringue to make…
It’s the cream of a pastry chef: creme patissiere, or creme pat in short. A fancy version of cream. It’s thick and creamy, and works well in a range of treats – what about filling some choux pastry with creme…
Choux pastry is a little piece of magic. A small, dense, little ball of dough, turns into a light and airy hollow ball in the oven! It serves as the perfect casing for a range of fillings to make profiteroles,…