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https://youtu.be/GsRlvVesnuo These buns were eaten a week after being baked. They were refrigerated for a whole week in a flimsy plastic container, and they were still soft and fluffy. I can truly say that cinnamon buns are the best cinnamon buns I have ever made. I show you how I made them in the video …
https://youtu.be/s7QGtwLRies So I've learned that in baking, the learning never stops. I've recently come across a new method of baking bread that creates a softer, fluffier, lighter, higher-rising, bun that keeps it's moisture longer. This is called the tangzhong method. Of course it's nothing new, it originates from Japan, and was popularized by Taiwanese cookbook …
Continue reading The Secret to Soft and Fluffy Bread Buns (Tangzhong Pandesal Recipe)
If you're familiar with Filipino culture, then you know that pandesal is a common sweet and fluffy bread roll from the Philippines. It's similar to a milk bun and delicious with everything from peanut butter, to cheese, to chicken salad sandwiches. Ever since I decided to recipe test and make this, my family has been …
When I was in baking school I was pretty unfamiliar with 75% of breads that I was churning out in class, day after day. One of those breads was focaccia. I soon learned that focaccia is a large flat loaf that has a crisp top and chewy texture. It's full of garlic, herbs, and smothered …
Continue reading How to Make Focaccia — A Bread Everyone Should Try to Make
I grew up eating pandesal -- a soft and pillowy sweet bun. It is great with everything from cheese to peanut butter, or even on it's own. I've been wanting to attempt to make pandesal for a long time, but I've always felt intimidated by Filipino recipes. I went to school for baking here in …
Continue reading Ube Cheese Pandesal Recipe (Filipino Purple Yam Cheese Bun)
I have an abundance of pumpkin purée, pumpkin spice, and space in my belly, so I came up with this sweet and spiced pumpkin bread bun recipe. Not only does the bun taste like pumpkin and pumpkin spice, but it also looks like a pumpkin! The cutest — and most delicious bread buns you will …
I've had a hankering for soft pretzels lately, so I decided I would do a little recipe development, and come up with the perfect homemade pretzel. One that is quick and easy to make, and requires the smallest amount of steps. This recipe also doesn't call for any special ingredients -- you might even have …
Making doughnuts is no joke, the classic doughnut is yeast-raised and deep-friend... AKA delicious, but intimidating because it is time-based and temperature-sensitive. I'm going to show you exactly how amazing these doughnuts are and how easily achievable they are.
To this day I still think of cinnamon buns as the ultimate hanger cure when you're in a shopping mall for too long, or the snack you grab from IKEA because you're hangry... and you've been at IKEA too long. Basically, it's the best indulgent snack that cures the hangries (which I am very guilty …
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