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Tahitian Gold Vanilla Products
Why are they my favroites and what to do with them? They are the purest and most flavorful vanilla bean products on the market if you want the best for your baked goods. Hands down. I have used them for over 10 year on a daily basis. Fleur de Sel On brownies, cookies, ice cream, grilled fish, steak, in salads..anywhere you woul use fleur de sel or Maldon salt only better Vanilla Bean Paste Rich and creamy, best in batters and any other baking where you want the vanilla flaor

Chef Liz Thompson
2 days ago1 min read


Your Most Important Tool For High Altitude Baking
If you are a bit of an "unsure" baker and are not confident in when to take whatever youa re baking out of the oven, you need this! It is a digital thermometer to measure the internal temperature of what you are baking. I NEVER thought of using such a thing as I always knew when things are done by touch...until I moved jp to the Mountains...one of my nervous club members recommended it to me and I hate to say it but I can't work without it! By learning the internal temprature

Chef Liz Thompson
Jul 91 min read
Sparkling Sugar
This is a must for anyone that bakes. It is used to embellish your baked goods. Using just plain granulated sugar will not work as well to sprinl on top of something before it is baked as it will melt and possibly burn, leaving you with a darker top than you anticipated Use to Top of: Scones (brush with egg wash first: half & half and a whole egg) Pound Cakes Cookies where you want to see the sugar pieces To roll a cookie dough log and have the sugar on the outside https://a

Chef Liz Thompson
Jun 261 min read


Crystallized Ginger
Another favorite. I love the spicness it adds and most of the time, it keeps people guessing. I chop it and add it to: Scones along with Orange Zest Pumpkin Bread In Fruit Pies: Blueberry, Peach, Apple, Persimmon Sesame Noodle Dishes instead of Fresh Ginger..just different Banana Bread along with Walnuts Salads.....Butter Lettuce, Blue Cheese, Candied Pecans, Roasted Orange Beets, Balsamic https://amzn.to/4aTlOYk

Chef Liz Thompson
Jun 261 min read


Cocoa Powder
My favorite of all times Cocoa Powder is Black. It has the flavor of crushed Oreos and the smell is more than intoxicating . I use it to make the most intensely flavored and visually "interesting" black pound cakes ( throw some edible flowers or crystallized lavender on top for color contrast), biscotti, Cupckaes......Brownies. And a fabulous Marble Cake! Have kids? Then it makes the best looking and tasting Graveyard Cake for Halloween! King Arthur Baking: https://amzn.to/4

Chef Liz Thompson
Jun 261 min read


King Arthur Baking Company
https://www.kingarthurbaking.com Some of my favorite products are Black Cocoa Powder, 00 Pizza Flour, Sparkling Sugar, Bread Flour, and Fiore de Sicilia (Lemon Extract) products are Black Cocoa Powder, 00 Pizza Flour, Sparkling Sugar, Bread Flour, and Fiore de Sicilia (Lemon Extract)

Chef Liz Thompson
May 131 min read
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