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Quick Breads
Quick bread refers to breads that require minimal preparation time, are made from batter more often than from dough, and are leavened with chemical agents, such as baking soda or baking powder, instead of yeast or natural starters.
Enriched and/or Flavored Breads
Some basic yeast bread recipes are enhanced with other ingredients that change the characteristics of the bread including the texture, flavor, and color.
Leavening Agents | Liquids | SaltsFats and Oils | Sweeteners | Other Flavoring Ingredients
Leavening Agents
Leavening agents are the substances that allow bread dough to rise.
Homemade lemonade make with fresh squeezed lemons is a sweet, sour and refreshing beverage that goes great with outdoor spring and summer entertaining. Follow the step by step instructions on how to make homemade lemonade for a thirst quenching beverage to serve at your next picnic or barbecue.
Types of Cream | Flavoring Whipped Cream | Preparing in Hot or Cold WeatherWhipping the Cream | Stabilizing Whipped Cream | Storing | Other Whipped Toppings
Whipping cream can be used for several purposes.
The definition of seasoning is to enhance flavor with herbs, spice, & citrus
Spices
Spice is a plant product, such as the bark, seeds, buds, fruit, stems or roots, generally used in a dried form, which have a definite flavor or aroma and are used to add flavor to foods.
The definition of seasoning is to enhance flavor with herbs, spice, & citrus
Herbs
Herb is the generic name given to hundreds of plants that have fragrant leaves and stems used to season foods.
Ingredient Tips | Preparation TipsCooking & Baking Tips | Miscellaneous Tips
There are an endless number of kitchen tips available for you to try. Shown below are some popular tips that will help you in your everyday use of some common baking and cooking ingredients.
When using substitutions for recipes calling for wine, the final product will not be the intended product but it should still impart great flavor.
White Wine Substitutions
Red Wine Substitutions
Non-alcoholic white wine
Non-alcoholic red wine
1/3 cup white grape juice + 1/2 tbsp.
When making homemade pasta you will need to decide what type of flour you want to use. If making a flavored pasta that requires something other than a different variety of flour, you will need to purchase the necessary flavoring agent.
Generally the color of the pasta is a result from the flavoring agent used in the pasta. The taste from the flavoring agents is most often fairly mild. Shown below are some of the most common flavoring agents and how to add them to your homemade pasta.
Miscellaneous Olive Oils
There are other olive oils available to the consumer that are sold as value added products, such as light oils and flavored oils. The names given to these products do not necessarily determine the quality or grade of the oil, although the name may include the grade of the oil such as "Light Extra Virgin Olive Oil" or "Mild in Taste, Virgin Olive Oil".
Basic Types | Flavors and Colors | Pasta Shapes | Pasta Sauces
Pasta is a basic staple ingredient used in cooking. It is available in hundreds of shapes worldwide and in many different flavors.