Baking Tips & Advice

Fresh homemade pita tastes so much better and is cheaper than store-bought. What’s more, this popular staple of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine is wonderfully versatile: pita bread is equally at home toasted and served with dip as it is when

If you crave a satisfying side dish for savoury soups and stews, consider classic Irish soda bread. Beloved for its heartiness and simplicity, when topped with a few seeds or oatmeal this wonderful accompaniment to almost any meal isn’t only for St.

Cereals are a frequent drain on the family budget. These homemade alternatives have less sugar and salt and more fibre, making them a much healthier choice for you and your family.

This version uses a commercial yeast, so it takes less time to prepare, but developing your own starter is well worth the time. Yes, homemade is cheaper.

Although the old-fashioned goodness of this nutty, crunchy bread recipe makes it the ideal base for sandwiches, you'll also want to try it toasted with homemade jam or apple butter.

Warm, buttery-soft and delicately flaky, who doesn’t dream of these delicious rolls served at breakfast (or brunch) with a cup of your favourite coffee, a heaping portion of bacon and eggs, and a lazy Sunday afternoon stretching out ahead of you.

Is any other bread more satisfying than a slice of multigrain? In this recipe, whole wheat flour, rye flour, stone-ground cornmeal, wheat bran, wheat germ and buttermilk form a hearty, wholesome bread your whole family will want at every meal.

One of the absolute best aromas in the world — fresh baking bread. You may have shied away from yeast breads in the past, thinking it would be difficult to work with. Not at all. Follow the recipe and you'll be turning out perfect loaves in no time.

Fresh pasta is easy to make, cooks more quickly than dried pasta, and tastes amazingly light and delicious.

Every great meal deserves the perfect side of fresh bread. Whether it is part of a meal or for a quick but delightful snack, this bread recipe is a great way to curb that carb craving.

Cream is a thick suspension of butterfat globules in water. If cream is shaken, beaten or churned, most of the liquid escapes and the butterfat globules create a single mass — butter. All you need is a hand whisk, an electric mixer or, and screw-top

Love the smell of freshly baked bread in your house? Why not make your own? A delicious alternative to wheat-based bread, real homemade rye bread is a healthy choice for anyone who can't tolerate too much wheat in their diet, and it's so easy to bake

Muffins are a universal favourite — from breakfast to dessert and everything in between, these two recipes are sure to hit the spot.

Nothing is more comforting than walking into a kitchen wafting with the scent of homemade cookies. These oatmeal and peanut butter recipes are bound to please.

Bread dough isn't complicated, but it needs plenty of time to rise. Here is a fool-proof recipe for delicious home-baked bread that your whole family will enjoy.

March 14 is known as "Pi Day" worldwide, but not the kind you eat. Instead Pi is a mathematical constant that people honour one day a year by eating – what else – pie! Here are two popular "Pi" recipes for your sweet tooth fix: pecan and custard.

Making minor adjustments can turn a simple sugar cookie recipe into a mouthwatering masterpiece. Try these five original recipes to bake to-die-for sugar cookies this holiday season.

Do you really knead, uh, need bread? Here are some useful hints to get the most from your bread machine.

The prevalence of gluten in our diet has become a hot topic, but what makes bread or other foods gluten-free?

These tips can help you pick the perfect bread for your sandwich based on which fillings you plan to use.