Cinnamon

Baking Basics, Ingredients

What Is Cinnamon?

comes to sweets. From sweet cinnamon rolls to spiced cookies to pumpkin-spiced drinks, there is no escaping this warm, sweet spice. Although cinnamon is ubiquitous throughout our lives, it does seem as if this spice is rarely thought about in terms of its origins and how it is made. With this in mind, what is cinnamon?

Vanilla Extract

Baking Basics, Ingredients

Vanilla Extract: Everything You Need To Know

Vanilla extract is an integral ingredient to many culinary dishes; however, most people do not truly understand it. To understand vanilla extract, we have to understand the basics of vanilla. So, where does vanilla extract come from? Vanilla comes in the form of a bean, but it isn’t the type of bean you have in mind.

Is Evaporated Milk The Same Thing As Condensed Milk

Baking Basics, Ingredients

Is Evaporated Milk The Same Thing As Condensed Milk?

If you are reading this, you might struggle to distinguish between evaporated milk and condensed milk. Both types of milk have similar names and look. They are also on store shelves. However, there is a crucial difference between both types of milk. The difference is simply the amount of sugar involved. Evaporated milk doesn’t have any added sugar, while condensed milk does.

Yeast 101

Baking Basics, Ingredients

Yeast 101

Yeast is a frightfully complicated topic, but absolutely critical for bakers. So, let us begin by asking the most obvious question first. What is it?