What's better than the fresh aroma of homemade bread? Knowing that you made it yourself!

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Sarah
May 28, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

Good morning!

Wow, can you believe May is almost gone? Time flies when you're having fun... and baking delicious treats! Let's take a quick look back at what we mastered this month, and get our taste buds tingling for some June baking adventures!

THE MAIN COURSE

Alright bakers, we’ve covered a lot in the past month! Are you itching to dive into bread making? Before you start, you should take some time to learn how to properly knead bread dough. If you under or over knead it, you won’t be happy with the results. Here’s a quick read before you start.

RISE TO THE OCCASION

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THE SIDES

Want to know how to make a cake with a perfectly flat, level top so you can stack layers and have the perfect surface for decorating? Keep reading for a few of my favorite tricks to achieve this.

There are a couple of tricks to ensuring your angel food cake comes out perfect each time. The first is whipping the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. The second is learning how to properly cool the cake once it comes out of the oven.

Have you been blessed with actually having leftover cookies? How lucky are you! There are so many tasty ways to use those extra cookies, or even cookie dough. Which one are you going to try first?

CHEW ON THIS

Pantry Raid Cookies! This week, put your creativity to the test! Pick three baking staples you have on hand (flour, sugar, butter, chocolate chips, nuts, etc.) and see if you can find a basic cookie recipe that uses those ingredients. Baking from scratch doesn't have to be complicated, sometimes the simplest recipes yield the tastiest results!

THE LEFTOVERS

Those soft and gooey brownies aren’t always the easiest dessert to cut cleanly, are they? When presentation matters, or you just want to feel like a pro, try one of these fool-proof methods of cutting clean lines in your brownies.

Baking cupcakes in advance is a great way to avoid the last minute rush you’ll inevitably be in if you wait to bake until the day you need them. But how do you keep your cupcakes fresh? Read on to see how I store my cupcakes, fully decorated and ready to go when I need them!

KEEP ON RISING

Still hungry for more baking knowledge? Dive deeper into past newsletters for tips and tricks you might have missed the first time around. Completely free and available 24/7!

STAY SWEET!

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Happy baking!