Two attempts at croissants, two heartbreaks. Attempt one: butter started squeezing out the sides while rolling the second fold. Attempt two: rolling went fine (did it in an AC room this time...
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Noticed my cookies on the left side always brown faster than the right. Saw a video where the baker casually spins the tray mid-bake. Is that a real technique with rules or just vibes? when...
Sixth attempt. Feet are decent, colour is fine, and the tops crack every single time. I've changed almond flour brands, rested longer, lowered the temperature. I suspect I'm changing variabl...
Client wants german chocolate cake but is violently anti-coconut 😄 the coconut-walnut filling IS the identity though?? what swaps actually hold up structurally between those layers?
My viennoiserie dough is eggless (big share of my customers want it that way) and honestly the results are lovely. But I keep wondering what the egg versions I see abroad actually gain. What...
A lot of the professional recipes I'm learning from assume a deck oven. When one says 200 degrees, do I just... set my OTG to 200? My results say no but I don't know the conversion.
Weekday evenings are chaos but weekend me has time to make dough. Can I make and shape a double batch on Sunday, freeze half, and bake it midweek? Or does freezing kill the yeast?
I have two small children and relocating for a full-time course is not realistic right now. Online is the only format that fits my life, but I keep reading it can't make you job-ready and I...
Kids demanded donuts AND pizza this weekend and lazy me wondered - is there one dough that does both? They're both yeast doughs after all??
I run a small veg cloud kitchen and patties are my volume item so I shape big batches and freeze them on trays. Here's the confusing part. Some days I take them out early to "come to tempera...