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Vegan Donut Issues
  • eatmychups
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4
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56
retired baker
retired baker
Syim005
How to Freeze and Bake Bread Dough
  • Syim005
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1
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53
retired baker
retired baker
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Cookie Bars will NOT cook!!
  • maringel
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9
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Krystal J. Gilbert
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How much brown sugar is needed to "neutralize" baking soda?
  • John Dough
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7
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Bakelove
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Flan Texture/Consistency Issues
  • who_
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3
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146
retired baker
retired baker
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Glaze doesnt stay hard
  • christina0830
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3
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261
retired baker
retired baker
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Flan Texture Problem
  • who_
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0
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94
who_
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Burger buns fail.
  • Metztli
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1
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195
retired baker
retired baker
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Is it ok to use "Self Raising" flour , instead Plain Flour with Baking powder/soda ??
  • melani
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1
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77
Norcalbaker59
Norcalbaker59
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Eliminating Bitter Baking Powder/Soda Balls in Baked Goods
  • Eliza78
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43
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melani
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Possum-Pie
Over-sticky dough
  • Possum-Pie
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5
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281
retired baker
retired baker
Crystal27
Why does my yeast dough only rise in the oven but it won't rise on the counter?
  • Crystal27
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1
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150
retired baker
retired baker
HotStrawberry
Milky Royal Icing
  • HotStrawberry
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3
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180
retired baker
retired baker
Crystal27
Why does my doughnuts go flat after it's second proof after shaping?
  • Crystal27
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1
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133
retired baker
retired baker
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Flan
  • Chfmarylou
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1
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108
retired baker
retired baker
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Mr. Messy Hands
  • Dough Dude Chi
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1
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124
retired baker
retired baker
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No flavor. What am I doing wrong?
  • MNRetiree
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1
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151
retired baker
retired baker
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Wedding cake fall
  • Clst14
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1
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194
retired baker
retired baker
HotStrawberry
Not a disaster, but a perplexing issue
  • HotStrawberry
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0
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124
HotStrawberry
HotStrawberry
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Was it the Dutch processed cocoa?
  • rogue_baker
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0
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118
rogue_baker
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Yeasted puff pastry fail
  • accomplished mess
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1
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163
chassis
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Wedding Cake Collapsed - Need advice
  • setarehsanjarani
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3
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349
retired baker
retired baker
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Mixed nut brittle seized, turned into cement when adding 1/4 tsp of baking soda!
  • PastryChefAZ
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0
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120
PastryChefAZ
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Grainy American Buttercream
  • RachelB
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5
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247
RachelB
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Cupcakes baking with crispy, lacey tops and a gummy texture inside.
  • Niki
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1
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536
Norcalbaker59
Norcalbaker59
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Soupy Swiss meringue buttercream
  • BakingInTheApocalypse
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1
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123
Norcalbaker59
Norcalbaker59
HotStrawberry
Water bath for cheesecake
  • HotStrawberry
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11
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669
DonnaJ
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Crystal27
Why were my doughnuts slightly doughy?
  • Crystal27
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0
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153
Crystal27
Crystal27
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Bready eclairs
  • Dm baking
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5
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212
Dm baking
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Need help caramelising white chocolate in the oven
  • xafirefly
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0
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157
xafirefly
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Crystal27
Why is my dough always so wet and sticky?
  • Crystal27
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1
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181
Norcalbaker59
Norcalbaker59
Crystal27
Why is the gluten so weak in my doughnuts?
  • Crystal27
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7
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264
Crystal27
Crystal27
Crystal27
Why does my bread dough take longer to fully rise
  • Crystal27
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4
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198
Norcalbaker59
Norcalbaker59
Crystal27
Why does my doughnuts always look like this after cooked?
  • Crystal27
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3
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175
briochenewbaker
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Crystal27
Why does my pizza always taste like bread?
  • Crystal27
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3
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250
Sharzi
Sharzi
Crystal27
Why is gluten so weak in my dough?
  • Crystal27
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1
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180
Norcalbaker59
Norcalbaker59
Crystal27
Why do one of my doughnuts have a white line and the others don't?
  • Crystal27
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6
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719
Crystal27
Crystal27
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This eggless recipe always gives weird cracked cakes/ cupcakes
  • Misona
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2
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2K
Norcalbaker59
Norcalbaker59
Crystal27
Why doesn't my dough rise enough?
  • Crystal27
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2
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167
Crystal27
Crystal27
Crystal27
Why was my dough still sticky?
  • Crystal27
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3
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173
Crystal27
Crystal27
Crystal27
Why can I never get the white line around the center of my doughnuts even though I proofed them well?
  • Crystal27
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3
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268
Crystal27
Crystal27
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Silicone-lined Cardboard Baking Tray Issues!
  • Lisa101
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0
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153
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Bundt cake doming
  • Honey
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3
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315
Norcalbaker59
Norcalbaker59
Cruimh
Folds in bread
  • Cruimh
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8
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249
Norcalbaker59
Norcalbaker59
Megatron176
Help with Making Perfect Donuts in a Donut Pan
  • Megatron176
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1
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207
chassis
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No taste of sherry from trifle- what went wrong? making another
  • Angelbaker
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2
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322
retired baker
retired baker
Zyni
How to fix a falling apart Cake
  • Zyni
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12
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36K
Bobbi1258
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Using a retarder proofer for Donuts
  • bakerdonatello
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1
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425
retired baker
retired baker
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Customer cake complaint
  • Shabana_786
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1
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262
retired baker
retired baker
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One cookie out out of fifteen was weird.
  • kentc
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3
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201
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