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Emmer and Einkorn are wheat varieties that are among the oldest cultivated grains. Evidence points to both grains being first domesticated in what is known as the Fertile Crescent, a curve shaped area that centers on the Middle East. Einkorn domestication traces to the Karacadag Mountains in Turkey about 11,000 years ago and […]

Today we have Chef Michael Olson of the Niagara Culinary Institute showing us how to make puff pastry. Puff pastry is created by first making a base dough and then folding in a fat, often butter, thereby creating hundreds of layers within the finished dough. When it is baked, the water becomes steam, […]

The Home Baking Association is a non-profit corporation formed with the intent to promote year-round baking at home. Its membership is comprised of well-known baking related corporations, non-profit groups, and individuals representing the various common baking ingredients such as flour, yeast, sugar, baking powder, salt, cocoa/chocolate, eggs, dairy, and common baking mixes. While […]

King Arthur Flour is known for their flour and their books (I’ve made no secret of my love for these books). Well, beyond those things, they also have an entire section of their website dedicated to baking education.
Not only do they offer classes at their Norwich, VT headquarters, they also travel the country giving […]

Ah, spring. The snow is gone, the trees are showing their inner green, and that mourning dove is once again outside my window at 4AM. But spring is about more than just Mother Nature reawakening and annoying birds, they say that spring is a time when love is in the air. You […]

If you stopped by our site over the weekend, you saw a post by one of our great writers here at Just Baking, Hannah Kaminsky. Hannah is a joy to work with and her posts, both here and at her blog Bittersweet, are wonderful reads. More and more people are taking notice of this, too.
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The Internets are vast treasure trove of information. I think it’s fairly evident from my posts that I love places like Wikipedia and Google Video. Well, it’s not all about spending my time, surfing the sites looking for the latest baking video game. Sometimes, you find something educational. Today’s video comes […]

Probably best known as the main ingredient in the flatbread injera, teff has been cultivated in Ethiopia for thousands of years. Gluten-free and full of nutrients like iron, calcium, lysine, and many others, teff is used by many athletes to enhance their training diets. It is common in the diets of the very […]

Is your oven more than just a place to store pans? Do you believe the best gift is something you made yourself? Do you have bread rising right now? Do you have a growing list of recipes and products you want to try? Do you feel the need to express yourself […]

A couple of weeks ago, the question was posed to my girlfriend on what she would do if she couldn’t have wheat and would have to lead a gluten-free lifestyle. She loves bread and pasta and she thought it definitely would be very tough. I don’t think she was aware of all the resources available […]