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triple-chocolate mousse cake

Baking School In-Depth: Triple-Chocolate Mousse Cake

Inspired by chocolate entremets found at the finest French restaurants and pâtisseries, this Triple-Chocolate Mousse Cake delivers an array of chocolaty elements, from cake...
Pumpkin Spice Bagels

Pumpkin Spice Bagels: Your Top 5 Questions Answered

This Wednesday, two members of our Test Kitchen team went live with you on Facebook to answer some of your most pressing questions for...
oatmeal cookies

Baking School In-Depth: Three Ways with Oatmeal Cookies

In this Baking School In-Depth module, we give you three takes on a classic: the oatmeal cookie. They’re soft and chewy, perfectly spiced, and...
focaccia with peppers

Better Baking Academy: Summer Focaccia

For our July lesson in the Better Baking Academy with Bob’s Red Mill, we bring you an instant Italian favorite: delightfully...
Buttermilk Replacements

A Guide to Buttermilk Substitutions

FIRST, A WORD ON NONFAT, LOW-FAT, AND WHOLE BUTTERMILK Buttermilk first originated as the portion left behind after butter had been churned from whole milk....

Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

With many of us looking for some sweet inspiration to keep us busy at home, this lesson delivers a welcome home baking adventure. This...

October: Apple Danish

This month's lesson is all about luscious lamination—that amazing process that creates unbelievably flaky croissants, puff pastries, and, of course, Danish. Lamination is the...

September: Challah

In this lesson of Baking School, in partnership with Bob’s Red Mill, we’re taking on an enriched bread dough steeped in history and tradition:...
Chocolate Chip Cookies

August: The Power of Flour in Chocolate Chip Cookies

Flour is the building block of all baked goods. But how does it affect your baking? Using the classic chocolate chip cookie as our...

July: Pâte à Choux Two Ways

For our seventh module, it’s time to take on the French classic: pâte à choux. A twice-cooked dough—first on the stovetop and again in...