Probably the most popular extract is vanilla extract. What you might not know is there are so many more extracts… from nuts, flowers, fruit, beans… you name, there are extract for it (or can be made from it). Let’s dive into the fascinating topic of baking extracts. What is a baking extract? Baking extracts are …

Let’s dive right in… what is vanilla extract? Vanilla extract is produced by submerging vanilla beans in ethanol and water. If you utilize several vanilla beans, you usually end up with a mix. The standard or authentic kind of vanilla extract is made with 35% alcohol. Water and vanilla bean are the last ingredients in …

Yeast scares the balls out of me. Both the kind that makes fluffy, fragrant dough as well as the kind that gives us infections in our lady parts. One word: Ouch. …Or at least, it did. Until I tried an amazing super soft homemade bread recipe. Of course, I mean the fluffy fragrant dough kind …

Good morning my little sugar muffins!   I know, I know. I’m a big fat liar. I said I was taking two weeks off to get ohksocial off the ground, and then I turn around 1 week later and post. So sue me. No wait, don’t. I’m already flat broke and pan-handling for peanuts and …