The inviting aroma of baked goodies brings instant holiday cheer. Chilly weather, festive gatherings and hungry guests are just a few excuses to fire up the oven and mix together something yummy. Whatever goodies you bake this year, honor the season by using the best ingredients — unbleached and unbromated flour, cage-free eggs, butter and [...]
Posts tagged ‘Baking’
Holiday Baking Recipes
Know Your Baking Basics
You know what they say: “Nothing says lovin’ like something hot from the oven!” And since I love baking, by the time the holidays roll around, festive baking is already in full swing in my house. I like to stock up on baking ingredients early in the season so I’m fully prepared — you know, [...]
Gluten-Free Flours for More Than Baking
If you or someone close to you follows a gluten-free diet, then you know firsthand how frustrating it can be around the holidays. All of the wheat-laden desserts, pies and cookies, not to mention casseroles with bread crumbs, stuffings and gravies. Fortunately these days there are more food manufacturers creating gluten-free options for serving on [...]
Recycling Meets Baking: Cardbread!
At Whole Foods Market, we’re passionate about good food and also about taking care of our planet. We support our team members in finding ways to really let their creativity shine through while supporting these passions. And, once again, our amazing bakers have blown us away. In honor of Earth Day, our bakers have been [...]
Not Your Everyday Baking Basics
We all know them well—sugar, butter, milk, flour—some of the baking basics. But what if you live a vegan lifestyle? What if you’re gluten intolerant? What if you’re allergic to dairy? What if you want organic? What if you just want to change it up a little?!? If you’ve been asking yourself these questions, then [...]
Cookbook Review: Baking With Whole Grain Flours
From CULINATE This book makes the most of little-used grains I thought I knew chocolate-chip cookies. And then I made Kim Boyce’s, from her book Good to the Grain: Baking With Whole-Grain Flours. Her chocolate-chip cookies, made completely with whole-wheat flour, lack nuts. Sacrilege! But the cookies — and the book — are a revelation. [...]