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Sourdough Starter Smells Like Sour Milk – The Reasons

Much like beer and wine, you activate a sourdough starter with yeast. When yeast mixes with flour, it begins the fermentation process. A sourdough starter will produce many different aromas as it grows. Some odors will be pleasant, while others will run you from the room. Sour milk is only one of the odors your …

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Malt Syrup vs Malt Powder – What Are The Differences?

Malt powder and malt syrup can both be used for multiple reasons in the kitchen. However, finding when to use malt powder instead of malt syrup and vice versa can be tricky. Read on and find the advantages and disadvantages between the two ingredients. Malt syrup vs malt powder? If you compare malt syrup to …

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How Much Batter Does a Cake Mix Make? The Answer!

Planning a party or get-together? Don’t forget about the cake! Throw together your own cake using the ease and simplicity of a box cake mix– but know how much batter the cake mix makes to prevent disappointment later. Depending on the size and style of your cake pans, you may need more than one box …

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Too Much Water in Cake Mix – How to Fix It?

I prefer to bake recipes from scratch, but sometimes, mixing things in boxes can be a good alternative. The boxed mixes have every dry ingredient perfect for you to use. You have to add the wet ingredients, usually eggs, oil, and water, in no specific order. This sounds easy, but what happens if you fail …

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Why Are My Snickerdoodles Flat? 3 Reasons

There are few experiences more frustrating than slaving over your cookie batter, and then when you pull out the cookie sheet, the finished product looks nothing like it should. Many people have fallen victim to flat cookies. If you are a snickerdoodle lover, then read on to find out how to avoid flat snickerdoodles. Why …

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Can You Use Bisquick Instead of Flour? Read This!

Bisquick is a commercial product developed to make it easy for anyone to make biscuits. Marketed by General Mills as a Betty Crocker product, it has been a household name for decades. Containing all of the ingredients of scratch biscuits, Bisquick requires only milk to make a biscuit mix. Can You Use Bisquick Instead of …

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How Much Yeast Is in a Packet – Good to Know!

If you do any baking, you likely are familiar with yeast. Yeast is a living organism that helps baked goods rise and become fluffy. For instance, bread and rolls without yeast would be dense and flat. Yeast typically comes in dry form- in packets- and is activated by adding warm water and/or sugar. How Much Yeast …

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