{"id":3107,"date":"2010-03-06T21:14:38","date_gmt":"2010-03-07T03:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/?p=3107"},"modified":"2021-03-19T13:47:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T18:47:36","slug":"baking-tips-all-summed-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myhalalkitchen.com\/baking-tips-all-summed-up\/","title":{"rendered":"15 of My Favorite Baking Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spent a wonderful hour with some delightful women at today’s Baking Demo<\/a> where I discussed baking tips and halal ingredient options and substitutions while making a Chocolate<\/a>-Banana Cake<\/strong>. The questions were great and the discussion lively. For those who attended, I promised to post the tips mentioned during the class and for those who were not able to attend, this is a summary of what was covered.  Happy baking, everyone!<\/p>\n

The recipe sampled at the demo, Cranberry & White Chocolate Mini Muffin<\/a>, <\/strong>is now available. Just click on the recipe title.<\/p>\n

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15 Baking Tips from the first <\/strong>My Halal Kitchen Baking Demo<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Read recipe thoroughly before beginning to bake.<\/li>\n
  2. Assemble all of your ingredients before you start the recipe.<\/li>\n
  3. Select fresh, high quality ingredients to include in your recipe.<\/li>\n
  4. Keep separate bowls for dry and wet ingredients.<\/li>\n
  5. Have your oven calibrated or get an oven thermometer to make sure your oven temperature is working as indicated.<\/li>\n
  6. Bring all ingredients to room temperature before working with them.<\/li>\n
  7. Preheat oven once you start the recipe.<\/li>\n
  8. You don\u2019t always have to sift dry ingredients unless the recipe calls for it. Sifting helps make the end result lighter and fluffier.<\/li>\n
  9. Use flavorless oils in baking unless you want <\/em>the flavor of olive oil<\/a>, for example, to overpower the rest of the ingredients.<\/li>\n
  10. Baking is more of an exact science than cooking. If a recipe calls for a specific pan size, be sure to use it. If you don\u2019t, you\u2019ll have to adjust baking temperatures and cooking time on your own, which can be tricky.<\/li>\n
  11. If you\u2019re using a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment to mix and the whisk attachment for whisking.<\/li>\n
  12. If a recipe calls for \u2018folding\u2019, use a spoon to carefully mix in things like blueberries and chocolate morsels.<\/li>\n
  13. Use ice cream scoop or 2 Tb. scoop to drop cookies or mini muffins, regular muffins.<\/li>\n
  14. Rinse the surface of eggs to clean off any unseen traces of contamination (salmonella is commonly found on the surface<\/em> of eggs)<\/li>\n
  15. Store items like flour and semi-sweet<\/em> chocolate morsels in the freezer to preserve freshness.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Check out the Banana Blueberry Loaf<\/a> recipe sampled at the Baking Demo<\/a>– everyone loved it!<\/p>\n

    Experiment with…<\/strong><\/p>\n