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Raisenne featured in Taste of Home
Top cooking and recipe magazine Taste of Home recently featured the Raisenne Dough Riser in their list of “24 Best Gifts for Bread Bakers.” “Perhaps the trickiest thing to get right—even for bread-making pros—is proofing the dough. If your kitchen is too cool, your bread just won’t get the right lift. But…
Read MoreQ&A with Home Baker Jamiahus Walton
Meet Jamiahus Walton, a dedicated home baker and Clemson University professor based in South Carolina. With a newfound passion for bread baking, Jamiahus became frustrated when his yeast dough would not always rise consistently or reliably. That’s when he found the Raisenne Dough Riser. We chatted with Jamiahus about his best tips, go-to baking methods…
Read More7 Best Methods for the Perfect Summer Pizza
Delicious pizza from scratch isn’t only for gourmet chefs – it’s achievable for you, too! We asked our friend Peggy Paul Casella from Thursday Night Pizza to share her hottest tips for pulling off the ultimate homemade summer pie so you can turn your subpar slice into a mouthwatering masterpiece. Grab the right tools…
Read More5 Amazing Recipes that Will Have Your Guests Saying “Nice Buns!”
Featured photo credit: myloveofbaking.com For most people Memorial Day is official beginning of summer, and the unofficial kickoff for grilling season. This year, let’s celebrate the unsung hero of any cookout – the bun! We’ve rounded up five amazing homemade bun recipes from a few of our favorite bakers that are sure to take…
Read MoreWhat is Cottagecore?
With everything going on in the world, it’s nice to have an escape which is the idea behind cottagecore. Cottagecore is a movement revolving around an idealized rural life, with value placed on traditional skills and crafts like baking, foraging, and pottery. Architectural Digest says it best: “As a concept, it embraces a simpler, sustainable…
Read MoreThe Rise of Bread Baking: Behind the Scenes with the Founder of Breadtopia
Right around this time last year, Google searches for “bread” exploded. With bread becoming scarce in many grocery stores and everyone stuck at home, more people began to try baking bread. Eric Rusch, the founder of Breadtopia.com, had been watching the trend of bread baking rise slowly for years — so when his website started…
Read MoreItalian Easter Breads
Italians know how to do carbs right! In Italy, Pane di Pasqua (“Easter Bread”) and Colomba di Pasqua (“Easter Dove”) are both popular delicious breads to make for Easter. Pane di Pasqua is brioche dough braided into a ring to symbolize the crown that Jesus wore on the cross. Raw eggs are tucked into the…
Read MoreKitchen Organization Solutions for Bakers
Everyone’s kitchen is different because everyone’s baking habits are different. However, something that remains the same for many is the challenge of kitchen organization. We have tips and tricks to help create a less stressful, more organized baking experience. Don’t “make it work” for your kitchen — make your kitchen work for you! Our first…
Read MoreCelebrating Mardi Gras with King Cake
Mardi Gras is not complete without King Cake. The name “King Cake” is actually a biblical reference to the three wise men or kings that delivered gifts to baby Jesus. The story goes that they arrived on January 6, which is the start of Mardi Gras season because it’s the day after the Twelfth Night…
Read MoreA Beginner’s Sourdough Journey with Help From Raisenne
Judi Mitzel of Amery, Wisconsin has been baking since her teens, but with a full-time job, she didn’t have the time to bake as much as she’d like to — until COVID-19 hit, that is. When an initial stay-at-home order in March of 2020 turned into a long-term remote work arrangement, and her daily commute…
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