Archives of BAKING

Cheddar Cheese Biscuits

The last time I made biscuits I was quite taken aback by the results. How could biscuits be soft on the inside? Here, cookies equal biscuits, so I just could not fathom why biscuits elsewhere would be any different. I was a little upset because I had followed the recipe to the T, yet they […]
16 years ago

Bagels For The Bread Bakers Apprentice Challenge

A few weeks ago Nicole of Pinch my Salt tweeted about starting to bake bread from Peter Reinhart’s Bread Bakers Apprentice and called out to all those that might be interested in taking up the challenge along with her. I loved the idea instantly. But I didn’t think I could participate because the local bookstores […]
16 years ago

My Love for Books and Chocolate Cake

I love collecting books on food and I’m also pretty darn proud of my collection thus far. And it is something to be a little reverent about, especially for someone living in Bombay where the David Lebovitzs and Ina Gartens continue to elude the bookstore shelves. From all the books I’ve got, some have been […]
16 years ago

Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes

I’ve ogled at gorgeous cakes with blue poppy for a long time. I’ve bookmarked recipes just so that one day when I do get my hands on some blue poppy, I will use all those recipes. When I finally bought a bottle of blue poppy seeds on my trip last month, the first thing I […]
16 years ago

Hazelnut Cheesecake

Another month, another challenge for the Daring Bakers, yet the one thing that hasn’t changed is me typing super fast to make it in time for posting! And to tell you the truth, it is for this very rush that I wait till the last minute to bake. Maybe this leaves me with little time […]
16 years ago

Olive and Rosemary Crackers

For the past one week I’ve been scouting the supermarkets for rosemary. They’ve got everything else- thyme, parsley, basil, marjoram, chives; but no rosemary. Either it’s out of stock or its too dead to be used. I’ve got a list of things that I want to make that require rosemary and these crackers were on […]
16 years ago

Apple Crumb Cake

It has been a year of chasing aunts, cousins and their friends to get this book to reach me. Sometimes people had excess baggage and sometimes phones calls just didn’t go through. So on my trip to the States, I finally got my hands on it! I finally have my own copy of Dorie Greenspan’s […]
16 years ago

Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels

It’s always a good thing to like baking – when you crave something you know you can whip it up to satiate yourself. There might just be that tiny bit of lag time, though, but it’s all worth it! The other day when I craved for some soft pretzels coated with cinnamon sugar, I went […]
16 years ago