The art of fine baking

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Bells Baking Studio, multiple locations including International Plaza and Suntec City 3. The Little Things Photography: The Little Things via Facebook Using the proper amount of salt ensures a golden brown crust and even crumb in Hearth Bread. (Photo by Liz Neily) Iodized vs. non-iodized: what’s the difference? As Mehnaz speaks it is apparent that the quality of cakes or pastries she tasted after coming to Hyderabad didn’t quite meet up to her expectations. “They are all soaked in sugar syrup which isn’t how cakes and pastries are done. So I would bake for get-togethers at home and for friends,” says Mehnaz, as she works on batch of brownies, drizzling them with castor sugar and arranging them in a set of 15.

Even though the recipe's frosting is totally scrumptious, I confess I don't always use it. Plenty of times I serve individual layers naked (like the one above), with some berries or a scoop of ice cream.You can skew the balance more towards either one of them if you prefer, as long as the total amount that you use remains the same (280g total syrup).

Fine motor skills depend on gross motor skills. You need a joined-up approach for developing whole body physicality and strength.Oats: You could use fine or medium oatmeal, but I don't bother buying different oats just to make parkin. I simply pulse porridge oats in the food processor/blender until they are mostly ground up, but still retain some chunky texture; you don't want to blend them too far and end up making oat flour.