baking Archives · Nourish and Nestle Creative Living and Delicious Eating Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:14:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://nourishandnestle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-favicon-32x32.png baking Archives · Nourish and Nestle 32 32 Baking Soda and Baking Powder https://nourishandnestle.com/baking-soda-and-baking-powder/ https://nourishandnestle.com/baking-soda-and-baking-powder/#respond Sun, 16 Oct 2022 13:13:24 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=44679 Baking soda and baking powder are important chemical leaveners when baking. They serve the same purpose as organic leaveners, like yeast. What’s the difference between the two? How do they work? Can you substitute them? How do you know if they are fresh? If you do any baking at all, you are familiar with baking...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/baking-soda-and-baking-powder/feed/ 0 Apple Cider Doughnut Cake Recipe https://nourishandnestle.com/apple-cider-doughnut-cake-recipe/ https://nourishandnestle.com/apple-cider-doughnut-cake-recipe/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2021 01:00:50 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=35671 This recipe for Apple Cider Doughnut Cake is a lovely addition to your recipe collection. The nutmeg-enhanced sugar coating is critical to the delightful taste of this bundt cake. My kids are coming home! My kids are coming home! Terry and I have visited each of our babies over the past several months, but it’s...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/apple-cider-doughnut-cake-recipe/feed/ 2 Date Nut Bars Recipe with Brown Sugar & Walnuts https://nourishandnestle.com/date-nut-bars-recipe-with-brown-sugar-walnuts/ https://nourishandnestle.com/date-nut-bars-recipe-with-brown-sugar-walnuts/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2020 19:48:51 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=30077 Substituting brown sugar for white sugar gives this classic Date Nut Bars recipe a deeper, richer flavor with just a hint of molasses. When we purchased and moved into my parents’ home last year, I inherited several items that mom didn’t want to part with, but didn’t have room to take with her. Grandma’s Date...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/date-nut-bars-recipe-with-brown-sugar-walnuts/feed/ 7 Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars: easy, soft and chewy https://nourishandnestle.com/snickerdoodle-cookie-bars-easy-soft-and-chewy/ https://nourishandnestle.com/snickerdoodle-cookie-bars-easy-soft-and-chewy/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:05:25 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=25326 Sharing this recipe for Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars. These easy Snickerdoodle bars are soft, thick and chewy, with swirls of the requisite cinnamon. I love to bake and I love to eat baked goods. What I don’t love is the scale after I eat what I’ve baked. So, I have to discipline myself and not keep...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/snickerdoodle-cookie-bars-easy-soft-and-chewy/feed/ 14 Holiday Baking Plan: Recipes & Free Baking Schedule https://nourishandnestle.com/holiday-baking-plan/ https://nourishandnestle.com/holiday-baking-plan/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2018 16:51:28 +0000 https://www.nourishandnestle.com/?p=17720 Sharing some of my favorite Christmas and Holiday Baking Recipes, as well as a free Holiday Baking Plan printable to help you get organized for this baking season.  When do you start your holiday baking? Do you wait until after Thanksgiving? Do you have a regular Christmas baking schedule? Since we do a decorating blitz...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/holiday-baking-plan/feed/ 4 Mini Chocolate Cranberry Tarts https://nourishandnestle.com/chocolate-cranberry-tarts-sugared-cranberries/ https://nourishandnestle.com/chocolate-cranberry-tarts-sugared-cranberries/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:00:49 +0000 https://www.nourishandnestle.com/?p=14096 This Mini Chocolate Cranberry Tarts recipe is an easy-to-make yet festive dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas Time. And these mini chocolate tarts are made even more stunning when topped with sugared cranberries. I don’t want to cause any hard feelings, but can we all agree that some desserts are just more festive than others? I...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/chocolate-cranberry-tarts-sugared-cranberries/feed/ 15 White Fruitcake Recipe: Delicious and Moist https://nourishandnestle.com/white-fruitcake-recipe/ https://nourishandnestle.com/white-fruitcake-recipe/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:13:20 +0000 https://www.nourishandnestle.com/?p=13629 If you’ve ever been on the fence about fruitcake, this White Fruitcake Recipe is here to change your mind. Unlike traditional dark fruitcakes, this version is light, moist, and filled with naturally sweet dried fruits and crunchy nuts, all soaked in brandy for a rich, festive flavor. Perfect for holiday gatherings or as a heartfelt...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/white-fruitcake-recipe/feed/ 38 Lemon Rosemary Scones Recipe https://nourishandnestle.com/lemon-rosemary-scones/ https://nourishandnestle.com/lemon-rosemary-scones/#comments Wed, 17 May 2017 10:54:09 +0000 http://nourishandnestle.com/?p=11284 These Lemon Rosemary Scones are the perfect breakfast/tea treat—or dessert, for that matter. The scones are just barely sweet, perfectly tangy with lemon, and then there’s that hint of piney freshness offered by the rosemary. If Rosemary were a real person, they would probably have taken out a restraining order on me already. I’d be that...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/lemon-rosemary-scones/feed/ 23 Glazed Crisp Ginger Molasses Cookies Recipe https://nourishandnestle.com/ginger-molasses-cookies/ https://nourishandnestle.com/ginger-molasses-cookies/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:30:11 +0000 http://nourishandnestle.com/?p=8262 This Glazed Crisp Ginger Molasses Cookies recipe is an ideal addition to your cookie recipe list. If you need some inspiration for your ‘to-bake’ list, you’re in luck today my friend; these spicy and gingery cookies are also light and crisp. This glazed Ginger Molasses Cookies recipe is the perfect combination of crisp and spicy...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/ginger-molasses-cookies/feed/ 9 Coconut Cake with Mango Filling https://nourishandnestle.com/coconut-cake-mango-filling/ https://nourishandnestle.com/coconut-cake-mango-filling/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2016 17:52:45 +0000 http://nourishandnestle.com/?p=7104 One of our favorite Thai restaurants in Wilmington has the most incredible Coconut Cake that, if we have any room left after our many appetizers and entrees, we usually share… with multiple forks. Our second most favorite Thai dessert is Mango Sticky Rice.  Rob usually orders this, but then the rest of us ‘help’ him...

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