Baking is both a science and an art. Some people get needlessly intimidated when they have to bake, they look at an elaborate cake or pie and think they can't make that.
Baking is actually quite simple and is a great way to prepare wonderful meals for your family. There are countless baking cookbooks that will show you how to make delicious treats and meals.
Learning to bake or learning to cook usually involves learning some shortcuts. Here is a good one: keep a box of biscuit or baking mix in your cupboard at all times. Every kitchen should have one, it's amazing what you can create with this mix as a started ingredient. The recipes below call it a Master Baking Mix. It can be any baking mix that you want to use, such as Bisquick.
Let's Bake Biscuits
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Combine 1 1/2 cups Master Baking Mix and 1/3 cup milk in a bowl. Roll out until the dough is 1/2-inch thick; cut and place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes.
Options: Add grated cheese and chopped herbs. Boost milk to 1/2 cup for drop biscuits.
Muffins
Include 3 cups Master Baking Mix. Spoon into greased muffin pans or into paper muffin cups and bake 20 minutes.
Change 1/3 cup of Master Baking Mix called for with quick-cooking oatmeal or All-Bran cereal. Add chopped dried fruit and nuts to dish and bake as a fruit bread in a greased 8 x 5-inch loaf pan.
Beat together 1 cup milk and 1 egg. Stir in 1 1/2 cups Master Baking Mix. Pour the batter into greased or lined muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Dumplings
Mix 1/3 cup water to 1 cup Master Baking Mix. Drop into hot stock and cook 10 minutes, exposed, and 10 minutes, covered. Dumplings are a type of never-fail dish that can really help to round out a meal.
Bake A Coffee Cake
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Beat together in a bowl 1/3 cup milk and 1 egg. Add 1/4 cup sugar and 2 1/4 cups Master Baking Mix. Integrate 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 3 tablespoons margarine and 1/4 cup sliced nuts and spray over the top.
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Combine 1 1/2 cups Master Baking Mix and 1/3 cup milk in a bowl. Include 3 cups Master Baking Mix. Change 1/3 cup of Master Baking Mix called for with quick-cooking oatmeal or All-Bran( r) cereal. Include 1/4 cup sugar and 2 1/4 cups Master Baking Mix. Integrate 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 3 tablespoons margarine and 1/4 cup chopped nuts and spray over the top.
Baking is both a science and an art. Some people get needlessly intimidated when they have to bake, they look at an elaborate cake or pie and think they can't make that.
Baking is actually quite simple and is a great way to prepare wonderful meals for your family. There are countless baking cookbooks that will show you how to make delicious treats and meals.
Learning to bake or learning to cook usually involves learning some shortcuts. Here is a good one: keep a box of biscuit or baking mix in your cupboard at all times. Every kitchen should have one, it's amazing what you can create with this mix as a started ingredient. The recipes below call it a Master Baking Mix. It can be any baking mix that you want to use, such as Bisquick.
Beat together 1 cup milk and 1 egg. Stir in 1 1/2 cups Master Baking Mix. Pour the batter into greased or lined muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Dumplings
Mix 1/3 cup water to 1 cup Master Baking Mix. Drop into hot stock and cook 10 minutes, exposed, and 10 minutes, covered. Dumplings are a type of never-fail dish that can really help to round out a meal.
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