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Friday, November 20, 2009

Time Tested Dessert Tips That Work

Whether you are just taking up cooking or an old pro, you can always learn a few new tricks to improve your meals. In this article, let's take a look at some of the things you can do to improve your desserts.

When decorating a cake, should you try to keep the serving platter it is on clean? If you think so, there is a simple way to do this. Put down two sheets of wax paper before placing the cake
. When done, slide them out each side.

If your chocolate chips spread out into little lakes in cookies, you have a problem. One way to make chips remain chips when cooking is to use frozen ones. Add them to the batter just before cooking and you should have better results.

Separating egg yolks and whites should become second nature for you after a bit. If you find yourself having problems, cool the eggs down. The separation is easier when the sections are cooler for some reason.

I love chocolate. You love chocolate. Your dog loves chocolate. That being said, chocolate can kill your pup so be very careful when leaving it lying around when cooking desserts. Pups cannot process it fast enough so it poisons them.

Chocolate is a common ingredient in desserts. In breaking news, the ocean is also wet. Working with chocolate can a pain since it tends to be very pliable at room temperature. Throw the chocolate in the freezer for 15 minutes and it should be easier to work with.

Ever flipped a gelatin mold onto a plate, but get it off center. If so, you know moving it is a nightmare that rarely ends well. To avoid this problem, sprinkle water on the target plate before you flip. It makes correcting any errors a lot easier.

Is it possible to get hard desserts soft again? Sometimes. The key thing required? A piece of bread. If you have hard cookies or marshmallows, throw them in a ziplock with one piece. The bread will magically moisturize them.

Your dentist will probably faint if you tell him or her this, but dental floss is not just for teeth. It is a great tool for cutting cookie dough and cakes. Hold it in both hands and saw through your subject like a saw through wood.

Given the endless number of desserts that exist, it is obviously impossible to nail down every last bit of advice to make your cooking turn out as optimal as possible. Nonetheless, I like to think this is a good place to start.

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