Baking Basics

By Jennifer Dutton
Baking Chocolate Chip Cookies in the Best Toaster Oven on the market
The 7 Best Toaster Ovens of 2023, According to Food Experts
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By Bojana Galic
Cornstarch on table in wooden spoon.
Is the Common Food Additive Cornstarch Gluten-Free?
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By Tiffany Ayuda
Woman's hand decorating cake with white chocolate
Baking at Home? Try These 8 Best Cake Mixes for Every Diet, From Gluten-Free to Vegan
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By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
Bubble milk tea with tapioca pearl topping ingredient, famous Taiwanese drink on white wooden table background in drinking glass.
How to Know if Tapioca Is Gluten-Free — and How to Make Bubble Tea and Pudding With It
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By Kelly Plowe
Fact Checked
Banana bread and cup of coffee
This High-Protein Ingredient Takes Homemade Banana Bread from Bland to Bakery-Status
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By Abbie Gellman
Woman squeezing lemon at the kitchen counter
Ran Out of Baking Powder? Use These 7 Ingredients Instead
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By Kelly Plowe
Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies
Add This One Ingredient to Your Baked Goods for a Major Flavor Boost
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By Isadora Baum
people making dough with low carb flour for keto baking
Healthy, Keto-Approved Flours for Low-Carb Baking — and 4 Recipes Using Them
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By Jaime Osnato
High Angle View Of Hands Making Healthy Cookies
7 Cookie Hacks and Swaps to Make Your Recipes a Little Bit Healthier
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By Madeleine Burry
Family baking muffins in kitchen
13 Healthy Baking Tips That Will Transform Your Food
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By Madeleine Burry
Homemade green spelt bread made of spelt flour
How to Use Spelt Flour Instead of White Flour in Recipes — and Why You Should
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By Madeleine Burry
Expert Reviewed
Walnut banana protein pancakes topped with fresh banana slices and walnuts
18 Delicious Protein Powder Recipes That Aren't Shakes
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By Kathryn Meininger
Upside down pineapple cake with caramel.
How to Bake a Cake in a NuWave Oven
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By Nicole Spiridakis
Expert Reviewed
White rice flour in dark wooden bowl isolated on dark brown wood from above. Spilled rice.
The Differences in Cooking With Rice Flour and All Purpose Flour
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By Serena Styles
homemade carrot cake on white plate
How to Grate Carrots for Carrot Cake (Plus a Simple Recipe)
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By Fred Decker
Madeleines cookie with raspberry on cooling rack
How to Cool Cookies Without a Rack After Baking
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By Madeleine Burry
Can You Substitute Almond Milk for Milk?
How to Substitute Almond Milk for Dairy Milk in Homemade Baked Goods
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By Jody Braverman
Expert Reviewed
Low-fat banana bread, copy space, top view
How to Keep My Banana Bread Top From Sinking
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By Lauren Whitney
Sugar background
How to Fix Grainy Sugar Syrup
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By A.J. Andrews
Chocolate Mousse, Close Up, Differential Focus
How to Make a Mousse's Consistency Thicker
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By Nicole Spiridakis
Expert Reviewed
Fresh Skillet Cornbread with Butter (Close-Up); White Background
How to Make Boxed Cornbread Sweet and Moist
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By Gryphon Adams
Plum sponge cake
How to Add Preserves to Box Cake Mix
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By Mary West
Expert Reviewed
Homemade wholegrain cookies with chocolate
How to Get Cookies Stuck Off of Parchment
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By Michelle Fisk
Expert Reviewed
Close-Up Of Flour With Serving Scoop In Wooden Bowl On Table
Risks of Unbleached Flour
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By Lydia Stephens
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How to Substitute SweetLeaf Liquid Stevia for Honey in Baking
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By Deborah Walden
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How to Moisten a Cake After Baking
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By Shane Grey
Overhead view of freshly baked brownies covered with colorful sprinkles
The 3 Best Ways to Bake Brownies With Sprinkles
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By Julie Christensen
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Can Baking Powder Replace Corn Starch?
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By Camille Beredjick
African American couple holding tray of muffins
The Difference Between Baking a Cake & Cupcakes
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By Cynthia B. Astle
Beaten egg whites
Low-Sodium Substitutes for Baking Soda in Baking
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By Jody Braverman
Expert Reviewed
Baking healthy banana bread
How to Cook the Center of Banana Bread
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By Ginger O'Donnell
First to eat
Tricks for Baking a Red Velvet Cake From a Box
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By Michelle Powell-Smith
Bicarbonate in a wooden spoon
Can You Use Baking Soda Instead of Baking Powder for Brownies?
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By Sommer Leigh
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How to Bake Drumsticks in the Oven Without Them Sticking
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By Natalie Smith
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How to Bake Swordfish in Foil
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By Lacey Muinos
Expert Reviewed
Kale Chips ready-to-eat, copy space left
Does Baked Kale Have Nutrients Left?
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By Fred Decker
Chopsticks holding a piece of broiled sliced salmon on plate, high angle view
The Differences in Broiling, Baking, and Grilling
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By Christabel Lobo
Expert Reviewed
Cookies on baking tray, high angle view
What Happens if You Don't Use Baking Powder or Baking Soda When Making Cookies?
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By Fred Decker
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What Causes a Cake to Crack on the Top?
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By Michelle Powell-Smith
Pan of biscuits in oven
What Can Be Used to Substitute for Shortening in Baking Biscuits?
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By Annette Lyn O'Neil
Homemade Biscuits
What Can You Sub for Baking Powder When Making Biscuits?
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By Michelle Powell-Smith
Chef rolling out dough
Butter Substitute for Baking Breads
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By Beth Rifkin
woman holds cake pan
How to Prevent an Air Bubble When Mixing
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By Michelle Powell-Smith
Young woman chopping fruit in the kitchen
What Happens if You Bake At a Temperature That Is Too Low?
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By Jody Braverman
Expert Reviewed
delicious freshly baked homemade chocolate sponge cake
How to Replace Oil with Applesauce in Brownies
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By Julie Christensen
Beautiful bright cake decorated in the form of fantasy unicorn. Concept of a festive dessert for kids birthday
How to Make Boxed Cake Mix Fluffier and Lighter
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By Christabel Lobo
Expert Reviewed
Baking powder
What Happens If You Use Expired Baking Powder?
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By Jenna Fletcher
Expert Reviewed
slices of a grilled steak on wood
How to Pan-Sear and Oven-Bake a Sirloin
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By Serena Styles
Mother and daughter baking a cake together
How to Not Burn the Outside of Cake
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By Michelle Powell-Smith
Sifting flour into batter
What Happens if I Don't Put Baking Powder in a Pound Cake?
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By Melanie Greenwood
The Effects of Baking With Buttermilk
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By Henry Halse
Expert Reviewed
Make the dough for the cake. Cooking time. Top view.
What Happens if You Do Not Put Baking Soda in a Cake?
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By Henry Halse
Expert Reviewed
fresh raw baking dough sprinkled with flour on a dark background
How to Grease a Baking Pan for Pizza Dough
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By Carrie Cross
White chocolate strawberry yogurt cake decorated with fresh fruits and chocolate chunk on wood table. Delicious and sweet pink cake for Valentines or birthday party. Homemade bakery concept.
How to Add Buttermilk to a Cake Mix for a Richer Flavor
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By Ellen Douglas
Almond powder in wooden bowl and almonds nut isolated on wooden table background.
How to Convert Whole Almonds to Ground Almonds for Baking
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By Karen Gardner
Expert Reviewed
cake with pudding
How to Add Pudding to a Packaged Cake Mix
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By Christabel Lobo
Expert Reviewed
Filleted Scottish Haddock on a Carving Slate and Ready for the Oven.
How to Bake Haddock
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By Fred Decker
Whole grain bread with sunflower seeds, flax and grain
How to Use Lecithin in Baking
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By Melanie Greenwood
Homemade cupcakes with silicone molds
How Safe Are Silicone Baking Sets?
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By Paula Quinene
Woman icing cupcakes at kitchen counter
The Secret to Softening Cake Icing
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By Beth Rifkin
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How to Freeze a Cake Before Icing
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By Maria Christensen
Expert Reviewed
Mixing flour and eggs with a table mixer
What Kind of Oil Is Best for Baking a Cake?
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By Carrie Cross
Expert Reviewed
Chocolate cake on a white plate. Blue wooden background. Top view.
Can You Substitute Water for Milk When Baking a Cake?
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By Meg Campbell
Two whole eggplants
How to Microwave & Bake Eggplant
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Expert Reviewed
tasty italian lasagna in baking dish
How to Make Oven-Baked Lasagna
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By Anne Ochs
dairy dessert with strawberries, trifle
How to Fix a Crumbly Cake
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By Shelley Frost
Chicken drumsticks
How to Spice Up Shake 'N Bake
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By Beth Rifkin
Pizza with cheese and pizza paddle
How to Bake Thawed Pizza
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By Erica Roth
baked beans with maple syrup
How to Freeze Baked Beans
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By Nannette Richford
Flour in a wooden bowl, butter and an egg on a wooden table.
Can Self-Rising Flour Be Used in Baking Instead of All-Purpose Flour?
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By Amanda Hart
Strawberry Pie, Erdbeertorte
How to Bake a Cake in a Mixing Bowl
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By Lacey Muinos
Pumpkin pie with leaf pastry toppings against rustic wood
How to Bake a Pie in a Toaster Oven
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