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Why do so many desert/biscuit recipes have salt in them?
Whilst I can understand salt in the majority of recipes, I never really understood why it is in so many deserts or biscuits.
When I have asked a few friends or family who do a lot of cookery, the ...
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Are there a better ways to crush biscuits/cookies than a rolling pin?
Can the old trick of putting biscuits (cookies or crackers to Americans) in a plastic bag and hitting them with a rolling pin be improved upon?
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Why is lye used in some recipes for cookies?
I have seen some recipes for cookies which include lye (water boiled with ash) among the ingredients. Does anyone know what the purpose is? Is there any other ingredient that can replace lye? Thanks ...
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What is the best way to chip your butter when making biscuits?
I love biscuits and have made many. The one thing that gets me is cutting the butter. I have used several different approaches with varying degrees of success. What works for you.
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What is the difference between a macaron and an amaretti biscuit?
Other than differing in origin (Italian (amaretti) and France (Macaron)), what is the difference between these two biscuits?
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Can I make cakes in a tagine?
I am living in Marrakech and in our new place I don't have an oven, and don't really want to buy anything expensive as we will only be here for a few months.
I would like to make cakes/biscuits (and ...
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Why won't my cream biscuits rise?
I am trying to make these "cream biscuits". However, they just will not rise (tried 4 times) and end up looking very flat.
I thought my problem was that I work the dough too much, but I tried it ...
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How can i decorate homemade dog biscuits? [closed]
I made a batch of dog biscuits for a Christmas gift, and I want to write the dog's name on them with colored sprinkles. The biscuits are the texture of over-baked sugar cookies. Does anyone have an ...
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“Cream Biscuit” a little raw in the middle
After having some problems initially, I managed to get my "cream biscuits" to rise by measuring the ingredients correctly according to this recipe.
However, after 15 minutes of baking, the inside is ...
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Getting biscuit mix to rise…again
Was looking through my pantry and I found some instant biscuit mix that is still good by date. When I tried making a batch of the mix, the dough did not rise at all. I made something that resemble a ...
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How to make softer biscuits?
Sorry to ask a rather non-specific question, but I am actually trying to formulate an example. Suppose you have a recipe to make biscuits, but what you get is quite hard, and you would like to have a ...
