If you only have room for one, what's the most useful scoop size? What food and baking stuff should I put in a care package for a student who's leaving home for college for the first time? Is there a perfect cookie recipe out there for someone who doesn't actually like sweets?
No question is too big, too small, or too sprinkled with flaky salt for Wondering Wednesday.
Baking successes? Brag about 'em. Recipe failures? Commiserate. Fresh-baked pics? Share 'em! It doesn't matter if it's your weekly comfort bars or a literal wedding cake, we all want to hear (and see) what you've baked this week.
And I promise I won't get jealous if the recipe isn't from King Arthur. There are SO many great recipe developers out there (and in here) who deserve our attention and love!
I wish somebody had told me to ask for a kitchen scale for my birthday, and to specifically seek out recipes written in grams.
What were you never told as a new baker, but wish you had been?
How serious are the "best-by" dates on a bag of flour? What's a recipe with a weird ingredient you wouldn't expect from the taste that I can surprise my friends with? If Oberon told me to put this potion on Titania's eyes but I accidentally got it mixed up with my vanilla extract and put it in my latest batch of cookies (which I then took to the fairy potluck where Cobweb and Mustardseed ate, like, at least half of them), exactly how screwed am I?
No question is too big, too small, or too buttery for Wondering Wednesday.
Baking successes? Brag about 'em. Recipe failures? Commiserate. Fresh-baked pics? Share 'em! It doesn't matter if it's your weekly comfort bars or a literal wedding cake, we all want to hear (and see) what you've baked this week.
And I promise I won't get jealous if the recipe isn't from King Arthur. There are SO many great recipe developers out there (and in here) who deserve our attention and love!
Like most bakers, I started out with brownies and cookies (making the recipes on the package of baker's chocolate and bags of chocolate chips, respectively) but I suffered from terrible Fear of Yeast until I finally dove into bread baking, making 100% whole wheat sandwich loaves from a recipe I found in the first baking cookbook I discovered at the local library. Much later I'd discover different styles of breads like No-Knead Crusty White Bread (my very first artisan loaf!) and my baking world broadened to encompass all kinds of different possibilities.
I don't know what I would think of those first hearty sandwich loaves if I tried them today, but younger me thought they were absolutely magical.
I'm curious, did you also suffer from FOY when you started baking? What was the first yeasted bread you ever made?
What is the point of cake flour? What's a cute dessert for a garden party where only one of the guests is gluten-free? How far in advance can I make my dough for a pizza party?
And before you ask about the post itself: no, you're not hallucinating, this post has a new name! Thanks to u/anthonystank for the new and improved moniker. I know a quality suggestion when I read it, so Question Wednesday will be known as Wondering Wednesday henceforth.
No question is to big, too small, or too studded with fruits for Wondering Wednesday.
Baking successes? Brag about 'em. Recipe failures? Commiserate. Fresh-baked pics? Share 'em! It doesn't matter if it's your weekly comfort bars or a literal wedding cake, we all want to hear (and see) what you've baked this week.
And I promise I won't get jealous if the recipe isn't from King Arthur. There are SO many great recipe developers out there (and in here) who deserve our attention and love!
In a world where you can buy almost anything and spend your time nearly any way imaginable, why do you bake?
When I first started learning to bake my own bread, it was about money. Or rather, the lack of it. I couldn't afford convenience foods, but I also hated to show up at a potluck emptyhanded. Baking bread, mostly whole wheat sandwich loaves and quickbreads, meant that I could participate in a way that felt socially acceptable, but also cost me mere nickles per loaf.
These days I'm in a much better spot financially, but I keep baking because it feels nice to create something real after sitting on the computer all day. Plus, I'm picky now; I just don't like anybody else's scones as much as I like mine!
What about you? When you could do anything, why bake?
Is there anything special about frozen toaster waffles, or can you just pop any old waffles recipe into the freezer for later toasting? What's the easiest way to add dietary fiber to your baked goods? When everybody's room is different, what the heck is "room temperature" supposed to mean?
No question is to big, too small, or too dotted with chocolate chips for Question Wednesday.
Baking successes? Brag about 'em. Recipe failures? Commiserate. Fresh-baked pics? Share 'em! It doesn't matter if it's your weekly comfort bars or a literal wedding cake, we all want to hear (and see) what you've baked this week.
And I promise I won't get jealous if the recipe isn't from King Arthur. There are SO many great recipe developers out there (and in here) who deserve our attention and love!
There's so much overlap in most baked goods: they're fabulous at home, and also great from a local bakery as a treat. But while the center of that Venn diagram is broad, it's definitely not a perfect circle. Some things you'll only ever purchase, and some things you'll never make at home. Which are yours?
I'll always buy: Laminated pastry. I CAN make croissants at home, and I'm pretty good at it! But until I have a sheeter at my house (looking at you, Brod & Taylor!), it's so much of a hassle that I'd much rather pay someone with a commercial kitchen to make them for me.
I'll always bake: Quickbreads of any kind. Banana bread, cornbread, my old-fashioned favorite date-nut bread, the bakery version is almost always going to be too sweet for my taste and it'll never have quite the texture I want.
What about you? Do you have only-buy and only-bake foods at your house? And have they changed over the years as your baking skills have grown?
Baking successes? Brag about 'em. Recipe failures? Commiserate. Fresh-baked pics? Share 'em! It doesn't matter if it's your weekly comfort bars or a literal wedding cake, we all want to hear (and see) what you've baked this week.
And I promise I won't get jealous if the recipe isn't from King Arthur. There are SO many great recipe developers out there (and in here) who deserve our attention and love!
What's a perfect treat to make for a summer solstice party? When should you use parchment paper and when is it better to use a silicone mat? What are some good COOKED berry recipes to ensure that I don't get the explosive poops disease at home?
No question is too big, too small, or too spread with lemon curd for Question Wednesday.
For real though, if you want to make dough tomorrow morning, feed it now.
Baking successes? Brag about 'em. Recipe failures? Commiserate. Fresh-baked pics? Share 'em! It doesn't matter if it's your weekly comfort bars or a literal wedding cake, we all want to hear (and see) what you've baked this week.
And I promise I won't get jealous if the recipe isn't from King Arthur. There are SO many great recipe developers out there (and in here) who deserve our attention and love!
Do you have half a bag of potato flour that's been languishing since you made Parker House Rolls rolls for Easter? Buttermilk powder that's seen better days? Non-diastatic malt powder from those three whole days you swore you were going to start a home bagel business but never got past designing business cards?
It doesn't matter if it's a product of ours or some sad looking kale you need to use up, share here what in your kitchen needs using and we can all chime in for each other with recipe suggestions. We're not letting any ingredient go to waste today!
PS: Fresh parsley recipes would be most appreciated, I have over-tabbouleh-ed myself and need something different for a change!
What's the best cupcake decorating technique for someone with absolutely zero skills? What dessert should I bake for my bestie's divorce party? Forget pineapple, do pickles belong on pizza?
No question is too large, too small, or too drizzled with hot honey for Question Wednesday.
Baking successes? Brag about 'em. Recipe failures? Commiserate. Fresh-baked pics? Share 'em! It doesn't matter if it's your weekly comfort bars or a literal wedding cake, we all want to hear (and see) what you've baked this week.
And I promise I won't get jealous if the recipe isn't from King Arthur. There are SO many great recipe developers out there (and in here) who deserve our attention and love!
Y'all, it's HOT out there. I know we're a baking company, but if you've got a favorite no-bake treat to help folks stay cool this weekend, please share it! And if you've got requests, put them here, maybe someone will have one just for you.
Some of my faves:
Stay cool, my friends! Help us out with your favorite non-bakes for this absurd weather we're having right now.
(Edited to fix a link, thanks u/icenein!