Baking Guides

There's a question I get asked more often than I expected when I started writing about baking. Not how do you get crumpets to rise properly, or what temperature is right for a loaf — but a more fu …

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If you've ever pulled a tray of pale, sunken puddings out of the oven and blamed the recipe, the tin probably had more to do with it than the batter. A good Yorkshire pudding tin holds its heat throug …

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If you've got a glut of bananas going black on the side and you can't quite face heating the whole oven for one small loaf, the air fryer is the answer. It bakes banana bread beautifully — a prop …

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If you've ever pulled a loaf out of the oven and found the base pale while the top is already over-coloured, or wrestled a tin out of the cupboard only to find it's buckled on one side — you a …

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You do not need to go hunting for a special mini muffin recipe just because the holes in the tin are smaller. The internet makes it look as though every tin, tray and spoon needs its own separate re …

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There is something very satisfying about a dessert that looks like it came from a bakery, but did not require bakery-level effort. That is exactly why mini elegant cake pans are having a moment. The …

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