Blog Entries Tagged: Baking
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Have you started planning your holiday dinner menu? If not, you should! Planning ahead will help keep the holidays stress-free. It will also give you time to try something new! Forget the same old thing; spice up your next holiday dinner with these three unique dishes:

1). Appetizer: Caramelized Onion Tarts with Apples || These tarts are perfect to snack on before dinner and are packed with autumn flavors to warm up your winter. Here is the scoop: "You’ll start by cooking sliced onions over the stovetop, then stirring in chopped-up apples and a bit of salt and pepper. That mixture then gets spread over puff pastry and crème fraiche, which all goes in the oven for roughly half an hour. Use a pizza cutter to cut the tart into small pieces and serve"…

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Here at Team Ken Richter we are very dedicated to health. However, we are also firm believers that around the holidays it is okay to treat yourself. Don't let that sugar cookie taunt you - indulge without remorse. Tis the season, after all.

Looking for local YYC bakeries to get your Christmas treats from? Here are 8 worth checking out:

  1. Pie Junkie: Pies galore, need we say more?
  2. Ollia Macrons & Tea: A taste of Paris this Christmas.
  3. Crave Cupcakes: Cookies, Cupcakes, Cakes - the holy trinity.
  4. Jelly Modern Doughnuts: Not your average Timbit. 
  5. Éclair de Lune: Baked with extra love every single time. 
  6. Sidewalk Citizen: Eggnog Rum Cheesecake? Check. 
  7. Glamorgan Bakery: Balance the sweet with a savory cheese bun. 
  8. Bake My Day:…

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Gingerbread Houses: a simple little four walled house with candy in a package from the grocery store, right? Wrong!

The art of gingerbread house making is real. It is why the Food Network features shows like the All-Star Gingerbread Build every Christmas season. We have to admit, there is something really magical about Christmas baking. However, our baking certainly cannot compete with some of the life-sized works of art professional gingerbread artists create (and yes, that is a thing). 

For those of you with Christmas Gingerbread house dreams, check out these great gallery's with stunning Gingerbread creations:

  • 50+ Cutest Gingerbread Houses To Make Over The Holidays by Good Housekeeping
  • 10 Unique and Awesome Gingerbread Creations by…

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It's been a chilly day, so heat up the oven; it is time for comfort food. This dessert is easy to make and is the perfect mid-week treat! 

Ingredients: 

8 eggs
3/4 cup of milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 
1/4 teaspoon of lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon of ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon of salt
8 thick slices of whole-grain bread, cut into cubes
1/4 cup of blueberries 

Steps:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) and grease 8 cups of a 12 cup muffin tin.
  2. In a big bowl mix the eggs, milk, vanilla, lemon zest, lemon juice, allspice and salt. 
  3. Add in the bread cubes and stir, soaking everything through, then let set for five minutes. 
  4. Fold in the blueberries, then spoon everything into the greased muffin tins. 
  5. Cook for…

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Christmas is a season of beautiful decorations, snowmen, carols, and treats! Everyone’s inner baker comes out this time of year, and we are delighted to share some yummy treats with you! Baking is such a great way to spend time with the people you love, and join in community over a common adoration for sugar and sweets. Here are our top ten recipes for this Christmas:

1). Turkish Delight: Deliciously reminiscent of the Chronicles Of Narnia, Turkish delight will make you a little more sympathetic towards Edmund and filled with sugary goodness to keep you up during late night gift-wrapping.

Check out the recipe here: http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/19820/lokum+turkish+delight

2). Frosty The Snowmen Pretzels: Salted chocolates are all the rage this…

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