Step-by-step recipes and baking tips from America's oldest flour company: King Arthur.
When it comes to frosting cakes, nothing beats a meringue-based buttercream. Whether you prefer Italian or Swiss , the goal is to have a frosting that’s smooth, silky, and pipes like a dream. However, the biggest enemy to a smooth buttercream can be the most frustrating to troubleshoot: tiny air bubbles. The post How to get perfectly smooth frosting on cake: Get rid of those air bubbles once and…
It’s that time of year when we’re left with more zucchini than we know what to do with. Once you’ve made enough fritters and savory galettes , give the vegetable a new life in desserts. Zucchini’s flavor is mild enough to work in sweets, while adding moisture and volume. Here are our best zucchini dessert recipes. The post 9 zucchini dessert recipes : For when you’ve had enough zucchini fritters.…
August calls for recipes that celebrate summer’s final stretch, from juicy stone fruits to peak-season tomatoes. Whether you’re baking a fudgy zucchini sheet cake, whipping up a no-bake dessert with kids, or making a fruit-filled finale for backyard dinners, these recipes capture the flavors and fun of late summer. Here’s what to bake this month. The post The 13 best recipes to bake in August:…
A horror story that will be familiar to every baker: One day, you open your brown sugar to find that — oh no! The post How to soften brown sugar: Your brown sugar can be saved! appeared first on the King Arthur Blog .
Is serving a salad alongside a pizza obligatory ? It sometimes feels that way — the logic (I use that word loosely) is that when serving something decadent like pizza, one must serve an austere serving of vegetables on the side. For nutrition’s sake. The post This summer, put your salad on your pizza: Salad pizzas combine two great foods that naturally go together anyway. appeared first on the…
Looking for a new tool or ingredient to up your baking game? No one knows our products better than the King Arthur employee-owners who work here. As bakers, we’re constantly trying out new things and returning to old favorites. If you want a peek into what we love — and actually use! — these are the secret weapon baking products we reach for again and again. The post The best baking products,…
Every pizza starts with a solid pizza dough recipe — it’s not all about the toppings . Do you want something thick, puffy, and baked in a pan? Or maybe something that’s so thin and crispy, it’s nearly cracker-like? Or maybe you want a pizza crust that falls somewhere in between. To guide you, we’ve compiled 10 of our best pizza dough recipes, roughly ordered from thinner to thicker as you scroll…
This article is excerpted and adapted from The Book of Pizza . The post Pizza steel vs. stone: What’s best for making pizza? : How to get the crispiest pizza crust. appeared first on the King Arthur Blog .
Many recipes call for heavy cream ... but they don't always call for a full pint of heavy cream. Which means, more often than not, baking with heavy cream leaves you with anywhere from a half a cup to a few tablespoons lingering in your fridge. Luckily, we have plenty of recipes that call on heavy cream for tenderness, browning, or body — so if you're looking to bake with cream, start here. (And…
In theory, at least, a pizza party is meant to be fun — I mean, it has party right in the name. But in practice, it can be hard to make it the enjoyable, stress-free gathering you’ve imagined as you sweat over shaping, baking, and serving hot pizza in real time. Here are our best tips for throwing a pizza party at home that everyone, including the host, can enjoy. The post How to throw a…
People don’t talk about it, but July is actually one of the best months to bake. The market is overflowing with fruit that shines in everything from pies to Bundt cakes, plus there are opportunities to bake something for the beach or enjoy childhood favorites outdoors. Here’s what you should bake (or in some cases, freeze!) this month. The post The 12 best recipes to bake in July: Here’s what you…
The Fourth of July is here, which means cookout season is upon us! And maybe this year, instead of rocket pops and s’mores (or in addition to rocket pops and s’mores) you try out one of the fruit-forward recipes on this list for your holiday celebration. Bonus points for anyone who makes their own hot dog and hamburger buns for all your July Fourth grilling. The post 13 Fourth of July recipes for…
I work from home, and I still find it challenging to feed my sourdough starter regularly. The post Introducing the biggest new thing in sourdough baking : The Sourdough Sidekick is here! appeared first on the King Arthur Blog .
We don’t get behind every baking trend (just listen to me talk on a recent episode of our podcast about how much I dislike chocolate chip cookie croissants ), but as a devoted cake lover I’ve been paying attention to the latest viral baked good, the Dot Cake. The post How to make Dot Cakes at home: Bring the latest cake craze to your own kitchen. appeared first on the King Arthur Blog .
Pizza is a shapeshifter. What originally came to our shores from Italy has transformed and mutated in countless way across the US — it’s gotten thicker, thinner, much thinner, bigger, smaller, redder, whiter, and so much more. Part of the fun of pizza is baking — and eating — it in countless forms, and diving into the myriad styles scattered across the country allows you to do just that. The post…
The best way to bake with summer fruit is to turn it into a pie. We have plenty of tips to nail your pie crust so it’s tender and flaky, but if you really want a failproof pie, our range of pie tools is here to ensure success and make the process easier. Think of these as your secret ingredients. Pie Crust Bag The post To make your best summer fruit pies, start here : These pie tools and…
As a professional baker, baking is how I bring comfort to others. While my words sometimes fail, baking enables me to nurture the people closest to me; when I bake for someone, I do so because I care about them deeply. As a boy growing up, however, caring for and nurturing others weren’t traits I was rewarded for focusing on. The post How one cake — and its unexpected baker — helped shape my queer…
Nothing destroys a pizza faster than an undercooked mushroom. Too firm, chewy in all the wrong ways, and also somehow … sweaty … it is one of the serial killers of great pies, matched only by undercooked onions (crunchy, pungent) and suspiciously chewy bacon. We should all know to avoid these obvious offenders by now. But think about it: When was the last time you suffered through a pizza that…
Why make homemade pizza when a hot pie is just a phone call (or app swipe) away? For one, it’s more affordable . Secondly, it’s more customizable: Choose your favorite style(s), add your favorite toppings, opt for a gluten-free crust, tweak the sauce to your taste, and add some finishing touches. (We’re all in on hot honey.) And beside the practical reasons to make pizza at home, there's also…
It’s finally summer, which means it’s time to reacquaint yourself with the simple pleasures of warm-weather baking. These include chilled bars, fresh fruit cobblers, and recipes perfect for outdoor grilling. Whether you're hosting a cookout or relaxing on the porch, these June recipes will bring a touch of sweetness to your summer. The post The 13 best recipes to bake in June : Berry-filled cakes…