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@Cahoot. WoW! That pie looks perfect! The crust is is flaky and perfectly baked. And I’d say the filling is perfect too! I don’t think...

Yes because what is simple and clear cut to you isn’t simple and clear cut to everyone else. As you stated above, you’ve sent me a...

Fresh yeast is easily available to me which is amazing as it’s super cheap to. They sell it in various sizes blocks. Glad you explained...

Oh gosh calm down, there really is no need to get angry about it it’s not that deep. Take care

I had a job as pastry chef at sky restaurant in Norwood MA, they wanted a line of GF pastry along with the regular menu. Its a pain in...

once you get cake yeast under control you'll never use dry yeast again. the difference is stunning.

I let the pilot light do the drying, leave overnite and it should be dry the next day. Crack oven door very slightly open to allow...

Ah so this is what happened! I used fresh yeast and it absolutely fermented out of control. I was in shock I just couldn’t understand...

Dry yeast goes into warm liquid, generally. Fresh yest goes into cold liquid, add ice if necessary. cold milk is ok, tap water in warm...

So made another pie today, this time strawberry-rhubarb. Used 480g rhubarb, 320g strawberries, mostly following the Stella Parks ratios...

Yes I am very fortunate that my son is a coach. The detail in a program is pretty incredible. Those who are close in physical proximity...

@Norcalbaker59 Thanks for clearing all that up! I really do appreciate you taking all that time to answer my questions. I'll just have...

So lucky to have such an amazing son and friend who can share their knowledge! I was considering getting on a more structured program...

Thank you for your reply! The thing is I know it’s only a tiny bit of alcohol but we don’t ever use or drink alcohol at so I use vanilla...

Hi all! I’ve recently been making sugar cookies covered with fondant and as decoration I was painting thin lines of gold paint (luster...