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| Pecan Pie with pecans suspended in filling | 11/18/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: My Grandmother passed this recipe through the family though none of us was ever able to get it ...
A: Kathleen, If you Grandmother used all of the mentioned ingredients, and her recipe always worked ...
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| runny lemon meringue pie | 11/15/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I baked a lemon meringue pie last night and the filling turned out runny. Last time, when I made ...
A: My first thoughts are as follows...You could try to salvage it by whisking in another egg yolk, ...
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| Shoo fly pie | 11/13/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: My mother used to make a dry bottom shoo fly pie and never wrote down the recipe. She, now, has ...
A: So sorry to hear about your mother. I enjoyed a slice of fresh Shoo Fly Pie when I was in Amish ...
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| Cake Pans | 11/11/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I have a recipe that I want to double and instead of using 2 9x9x2 pans, I want to use a 13x9x2 pan. ...
A: Without knowing the exact recipe, I would not be able to accurately answer your question. Having ...
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| Alcohol-free Rich Fruit Cake | 11/11/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I've been making Christmas cakes for years in the UK, but I now find myself working in Saudi Arabia. ...
A: I would feed it apple juice or another fruit juice of your liking. It is a great substitute for ...
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| Baking | 11/9/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: can you tell me if I can replace butter/margarine or at least half of it with apple sauce. My friend ...
A: If you were replacing butter with applesauce,you would use 1 cup applesauce to 1/2 a cup of butter. ...
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| spoon cake | 11/7/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: what is the history behind the chocolate spoon cake?
A: I can not find any history on The Chocolate Spoon Cake. Is there another name it might be recognized ...
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| rich fruit/christmas cake | 11/6/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I have been making Christmas cakes for years and they have always gone down well, however over the ...
A: It can be very frustrating when a time tested favorite does not work. There are a couple of things ...
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| cake | 10/31/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: What is the best way to make French cake ?
A: I would love to give you the very best answer possible. However, I will need more information. There ...
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| Peach Cobbler | 10/28/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: My boss has an olive oil company in Dripping Springs, Texas, and he came across your recipe for ...
A: Yes, you absolutely may use my recipe for the Peach Cobbler. In Fact I am happy to send you another ...
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| Bakery Frosting | 10/23/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: They use it to make roses and other decorations out of it also. It does not crust and is definitely ...
A: Based upon your question, I believe the soft frosting you are referring to has a shortening base. ...
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| Lemon Meringue Pie | 10/23/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: Every Thanksgiving I try to bake a Lemon Meringue - its always a disaster. The pie sticks to the ...
A: Below is a recipe I pulled from my files. It originates from "The Prepared Pantry". I also have a ...
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| Re: Ingredient Substitutions | 10/19/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I actually have two questions, I hope that is all right. 1) When a recipe calls for maple ...
A: In order to reach the desired flavor contained in a maple flavoring, you must stick with the recipe ...
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| Pan size - tube pans | 10/10/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I like to bake pound cakes and have always used a pan that is 10' at the top 8 1/2 at the bottom and ...
A: You are a fantastic husband to accommodate your wife by seeking out what she wants. Funny you ...
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| Apple Pie Recipe | 10/9/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I'm have two apple pie recipes; one that uses butter and one that uses shortening, I was wondering ...
A: Pie crust made with shortening is of the most flaky pie crust, but the tastes often leaves something ...
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| Apple Pie Recipe | 10/9/2009 | Deborah Robinson |
Q: I'm have two apple pie recipes; one that uses butter and one that uses shortening, I was wondering ...
A: Alice, I'm assuming the butter / shortening is to put in the crust. Personally, I prefer a crust ...
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| raisin in bottom of cake | 9/21/2009 | Deborah Robinson |
Q: how do i keep the raisin from faaling to the bottom of cake i tried adding it at the end but its ...
A: Jojo, The trick is to coat them in the dry ingredients - so add them to the flour and sugar mixture ...
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| Strawberry cheese cake in a cup | 9/15/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I want to know if this is possible? what i want to do is make strawberry cheese cake in a cup by ...
A: There are a few questions involved in the answer to your question. And the answer depends on weather ...
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| whipping cream | 9/12/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: Will soy creamer whip up like heavy cream?
A: Sorry to say this, but I believe that a soy based creamer will not whip up like whipped cream. I did ...
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| desserts | 9/9/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: can I use peanutbutter instead of peanutbutter chips and if it calls for a cup how much peanutbutter ...
A: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but substituting peanut butter for peanut butter chips would ...
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| Baking time | 9/6/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: How long would I bake 2 cake mixes in a 17 1/8 X 12 5/6 X 1 1/4 cake sheet? Thank you, Joanna
A: Usually when you are baking a cake in a shallow pan, the baking time is less.So....having said that, ...
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| cocoa powder | 9/4/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: im making brownies from scratch and i need cocoa powder but i don't have any, could i use Swiss miss ...
A: Swiss Miss might work, but you will not have a brownie which has much chocolate in the flavor. Hot ...
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| baking substitute | 9/3/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I have a recipe that calls for pineapple in heavy syrup, but accidently bought pineapple in juice. ...
A: If the recipe if for a cake, I believe that the juice will work just as well. You may have to leave ...
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| Gas Oven Baking Differences | 9/1/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: Micki, My wife has made pop-overs for many years. We have moved and now have a house with a gas ...
A: Your wife is correct; natural gas does contain more moisture. Because gas ovens tend to bake a ...
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| dessert recipe | 7/24/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I am looking for a dessert called apricot mousse with almond tuile. I made it a long time ago and ...
A: After much searching, I too was unable to locate the two in one recipe (magazine or otherwise). I ...
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| icing | 7/20/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: How would I go about making a gold icing to decorate a anniversary cake
A: Funny you should ask me this question as I just celebrated my parent's 50th anniversary last week. ...
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| baking a frozen pie | 7/14/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I've made two blueberry pies for a friend's wedding and have put them in the freezer (unbaked) until ...
A: I answered this question when I was on the road using a wireless card. I am sure I hit the send ...
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| Is jello vegetarian? | 6/17/2009 | REBECCA ALFORD |
Q: I am a vegetarian, who doesn't eat meat (due to a personal choice, not healthwise), and was told ...
A: Jell-O consists of four basic ingredients: gelatin water sugar or artificial sweetener and ...
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| Need help with fudge brownies | 6/15/2009 | REBECCA ALFORD |
Q: I recently tried to bake some fudge brownies and they came out like hockey pucks. I followed ...
A: First of all, I think they were baked too long. I would not bake brownies longer than 18-20 minutes. ...
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| dessert | 6/2/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: Could you please tell me what kind of dessert are the best for a dinner party for people who are ...
A: I think any dessert will work for heavy drinkers. Chocolate desserts seem to be a hit anytime and ...
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| whole wheat flour with olive oil pound cake | 5/29/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: My favorite cake recipe of late is an olive oil pound cake. It uses a few cups of all purpose ...
A: In was very excited to answer your question because you see...not all whole wheat flours are created ...
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| chocolate bundt cake | 5/26/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: I am serving chocolate bundt cake for dessert and would like suggestions on how to make it a little ...
A: I think that a bundt cake, especially a chocolate cake looks beautiful with a thick glaze made of ...
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| chocolate bundt cake | 5/26/2009 | Deborah Robinson |
Q: I am serving a chocolate chip bundt cake for dessert at a friends dinner party. I would like to ...
A: Pat, A lot depends on how rich you want it to be. I tend to be on the 'rich' side, myself - so my ...
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| Knox Gelitin | 5/25/2009 | Deborah Robinson |
Q: Years ago, there was a recipe for Almond Cream on the back of a Knox box. I have tried to find this ...
A: I'm sorry, Leslie - I'm allergic to nuts and especially almonds, so I don't keep any recipes like ...
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| cake shortning | 5/17/2009 | REBECCA ALFORD |
Q: My friend works at Costco and I love their frosting, she told me she makes the frosting and told me ...
A: First let me tell you that commercial frostings as you describe aren't considered to be the best. ...
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| Using Cake flour | 5/16/2009 | REBECCA ALFORD |
Q: can you use cake flour in every cake? I have been searching for a lemon creancheese pound cake
A: Cake flour is measured differently from plain flour. You can substitute 1.5 cups of all-purpose ...
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| Milk chocolate candy | 5/15/2009 | Deborah Robinson |
Q: -) !! Hope u r having a good day !! Can u please give me a recipe for making milk chocolate candy ...
A: Sally's Good Fudge Qty Measure Ingredient ...
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| My daughters baby shower cake, and my first use of fondant. | 5/12/2009 | Micki Sannar |
Q: How do you add the color to the fondant?
A: I must admit that I am not an expert when it comes to fondant. Having said that I did do a bit of ...
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| re-creating oatmeal choc chip heirloom cookie | 5/7/2009 | REBECCA ALFORD |
Q: My 98 yr old no-in-law just died. She was famous for her wonderful small oatmeal choc chip cooky. I ...
A: Here is a copy of my recipe. You can see that I use butter, not old Crisco. I don't think old Crisco ...
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| Butter Pound cake | 5/6/2009 | REBECCA ALFORD |
Q: So I love store bought butter pound cake, but I love homemade cakes even more. I want to make a ...
A: You MUST use an old fashioned, from scratch recipe, REAL BUTTER, no imitation anything, follow the ...
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