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How To Soften Butter

How to soften butter for baking and spreading. If you are new to baking, you may have come across the term “soften butter” and wondered what that is and how to do it. This tutorial will explain it all.


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3 Easy Ways To Deseed A Tomato

Why deseed a tomato? Removing the seeds and pulp from tomatoes is a great way to remove the excess moisture that they can add to a dish.

The seeds and pulp have a high water content which make salads, salsas and sandwiches soggy when left to sit for a while.


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How To Make Chicken Stock In A Crock Pot

You’ve come to the right place if you have been asking yourself how to make chicken stock in a crock pot. Homemade chicken stock is easy to make in the slow cooker and it’s almost set and forget. In the end you get a lovely gelatinous homemade stock that is much healthier than anything you could buy.


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Infused Waters

If you are trying to drink more water but have had enough of tasteless plain water, try fruit infused waters.  The recipes we have on this page are so easy to do and can be made with just about any fruit. It’s a great way to improve the water taste and they are refreshing too!


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How To Make Instant Coffee Taste Better

This is a complete guide on how to make instant coffee taste better and make it coffee shop style at home. So, if you want the best tasting coffee ever, without spending a small fortune on an espresso machine or constantly buying it at the coffee shops you’ll enjoy this. Let’s get started!


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How To Make Apple Sauce

Learn how to make apple sauce. It’s so easy a quick to make. With this homemade apple sauce recipe, you will have a delicious sauce that can be used in so many ways.

Use it as a dessert or breakfast topping, eat it as a sweet or use it in baking. It can even be used as a replacement for oil or butter or eggs in things like cakes and pancakes.


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How to Make Yogurt at Home

How to make yogurt at home? If you think that making yogurt at home is difficult, then you should read this page. It’s so easy to make, healthy and cheaper too, and you don’t need any special equipment to make it.

We’ve been making yogurt for many years now and will never go back to store bought again. This homemade yogurt tastes really good and is without that mouth puckering sour taste you get from the ones you buy. It is milky in flavour with just a hint of sourness.


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Easy Allspice Recipe

This easy allspice recipe is a good substitute to use in cooking when you can’t get genuine allspice. It is a perfect combination of spices that mimic the taste of the allspice berry. Use this allspice recipe as a replacement in recipes that call for ground allspice.


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Italian Seasoning Mix Recipe

This Italian seasoning mix recipe takes less that 5 minutes to make. No need to buy an Italian seasoning blend when you can make your own. And you may already have everything you need in your pantry.


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Substitute for Buttermilk in Baking

If you’ve forgotten to buy buttermilk or it’s not available to you. There are replacements that can be used as a substitute for buttermilk in baking. You may already have some or all of these ingredients in your kitchen.


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Easy Pita Bread Ideas + Over 40 Recipes for Pita Pockets

This page is full of pita bread ideas including how to store pita bread, how to keep it fresh, how to open pita pockets without tearing, tips for filling pita bread and much more.

You will also find links to some great recipes for delicious pita pocket sandwiches and wraps, pita pizzas and homemade pita chips.


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6 Tips for Kneading Dough In A Mixer

If the thought of hand kneading dough has put you of making bread, have you considered kneading dough in a mixer.

A stand mixer does all the hard work for you and is not as messy as kneading by hand. However, there are a few things that you should consider when kneading dough in a mixer:


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Rough Puff Pastry Recipe

Make this homemade rough puff pastry recipe the next time you need puff pastry. I promise you won’t be sorry. This dough is so light, buttery and flaky you are going to love it. It’s delicious and easy to make with detailed step by step instructions.


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How To Use Instant Yeast

A simple guide on how to use instant yeast. Read this if you are new to yeast baking.

If you are new to bread making and have absolutely no idea how to use instant yeast, then keep reading. There are a basically two types of yeast for bread making, fresh yeast also known as cake or compressed yeast and instant dried yeast.


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How To Make Shortcrust Pastry

Learn how to make shortcrust pastry with egg to use for both sweet and savoury dishes. It’s easier than you think and can be made in just 10 minutes. You’ll love the taste of this pasty, it’s so much tastier than store bought.


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Making Parchment Paper Muffin Liners – 2 Easy Ways

Making your own parchment paper muffin liners is very easy. These liners can also be used as cupcake liners.

There have been many times that I have wanted to purchase parchment paper muffin liners only to find out they are out of stock. Not only that, I have learned that cupcake cases vary in size and rarely fit my tins. They are either too big or small or never the right height.


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