Alexandria cooks

Source: Fine Cooking UPDATES: 1/23/2024: In an effort to achieve that shiny, crackly crust every time, I've made a few changes to the recipe, mostly to the method, which is reflected in the instructions below. I also now use 3 eggs as opposed to 4, 1 tablespoon vanilla as opposed to 1/2 teaspoon, and 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt as opposed to 1/2 teaspoon table salt. Notes: A digital scale is best for measuring flour and cocoa powder. This one is reasonably priced. Buy it! Baking…

Notes: Baking by weight is always a good idea. Regarding flour, if you have a scale (this one costs $9!), weigh out 227 g flour. If you are using cups, use 2 cups, but fill them lightly. Loaf pans come in all different sizes. I love these Chicago Metallic standard 8.5 x 4.5-inch loaf pans and these Chicago Metallic mini loaf pans, which are so handy to have on hand around the holidays. If you use as much as a pound of zucchini, I highly recommend baking this bread in a 10x5-inch baking pan…

The Baking Steel creates a pizza with a crispy crust and ballooned and blistered outer edge. These two pizza recipes are simple and delicious!

Slightly adapted from The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook A note on potatoes: Russets are most often cited as the best frying potato. Unlike many potatoes, Russets will release their starch (which is what causes potatoes to absorb oil) upon being soaked or rinsed. I've had success with Russets but also with a handful of others from our CSA and the farmers' market, including Salem, Red Chieftain, and Kuka Gold. Updated Method/Notes: I now always slice up 3 Russet potatoes — I look for…

These 5-ingredient homemade flour tortillas couldn't be easier to make, and they are so much tastier than store-bought tortillas. Bonus: you know exactly what is in them — store-bought tortillas are loaded with ingredients. Notes: If you want to use sourdough discard in this recipe, follow the instructions on this post. If you want to make a bean and cheese burrito, simply heat up some refried beans, spoon them into a tortilla, top with grated cheese, wrap up, and either eat immediately or…

Cooking Italians - This easy-to-follow recipe yields a set of tender cookies that are not only satisfyingly rich, but are also embellished with a touch of sweetness on the

From Jessie Sheehan's latest book, Snackable Bakes. I made a few small changes: In place of using a combination of butter and shortening, I use all butter. If you would like to use the combination of shortening and butter, use 1/4 cup (48 g) shortening and 3/4 cup (169) butter. Jessie includes shortening in her recipe because it shortens "the time between assembly and baking, as it keeps the cookies from spreading as they bake." Without it, she notes, the dough needs a rest in the fridge…

Typically when I find myself at a coffee shop for breakfast, pastries such as double chocolate muffins do not tempt me. I usually go for the scone or the bagel or the deceivingly healthy-looking bran

Most popover recipes are basically the same — if you compare the many recipes online, you'll find they differ slightly in the number of eggs and quantities of milk and flour, but you'll also see that the basic ratio of flour to milk to eggs is roughly the same. This is essentially 1.5 times my mother's recipe, with influence from both King Arthur Flour and America's Test Kitchen, both of which emphasized using room temperature or slightly warmed ingredients. In sum, the keys to success here…

These vanilla-almond biscotti are crunchy on the outside, chewy on the inside, and are the perfect dunker for your coffee or tea!