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Things I Love

Adjustable measuring spoons, my go-to rolling pin, and the spatula that just won’t quit- here’s my comprehensive list of baking must-haves!

Plus, they’re all organized in these fancy little kits! Just click on a product to see it larger. Also, you can click on a kit’s title to be taken to separate page for easier viewing.

Something as simple as cooling rack for your next batch of cookies can even be used as that extra styling touch in your food photography- like below!

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Almond Biscotti from Mimi Council’s “Cookies for Everyone” book!

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Click here to visit my kit page if you find navigating my baking essentials below to be rather troublesome! You’ll see everything here found there as well.

Have something you love you think I should be using?

If you have a favorite baking essential or ingredient you absolutely love and want me to know about- get in touch! I’d love to see what everyone’s using to elevate those bakes. I’m always on the hunt for that next great tool!

One of my favorite roundup articles for essentials is from Bon Appétit. They had an article “The BA Test Kitchen’s Gear of the Year” that was brilliant; it took everything within me not to clear my entire bank account. As one does whenever the BA Test Kitchen crew recommends something, right?

Some other great roundup’s I’ve loved are from Love & Olive Oil, as well as Sally’s Baking Addiction! Be sure to check them out below:

  • Baking Essentials: Must-Have Tools for Every Baker
  • 14 Kitchen Tools Every Baker Needs

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Welcome and happy baking!

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  • Been a minute—hi! 🤗 Popping in to share these oatmeal, fig, & ginger cookies (recipe on my site) which I made again recently for a lovely Friendsgiving thrown by my buddies @cincy_scoop!

This was one of my first recipes back in 2020 and I still find myself coming back to them. A perfectly cozy holiday cookie with an easy, no-fuss recipe. Cinnamon, dried black figs, candied ginger, and crunchy oatmeal edges—yes please.

Hope you all get to relax and enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday today (for those who celebrate)! 🫶🏻

#oatmealcookies #cookierecipe #holidaybaking
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NEW FAVORITE UPDATES

1. Social Safe Zones: toggle on safe zones for multiple platforms and aspect ratios to help keep important info safely in the frame!

2. Faster & Easier: a more simplified and intuitive interface helps you create social content quicker and more easily—gotta love those quality of life updates!

3. More Editing Control: from an expanded video timeline and bulk editing features, to improved remove background and photo editing capabilities.

Give some of these a try yourself and download Adobe Express today, friends! ❤️ Adobe.com/Express

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  • It’s our 9-year anniversary today and that is just WILD to me, like who let these children get married?? Every year better than the one that came before it and each spent rotting on the couch watching Gilmore Girls with my best friend—that’s love, honestly. ❤️

(Swipe for tired baby faces in London from our honeymoon! Maybe we go back for 10? 👀)
  • More final and process photos from this Gala Pie, my sixth Bake Off Technical Challenge! Swipe through for closeups off the pretty hot water crust pastry and the absolutely foul and revolting filling! 🥰

Again, I’m a vegetarian so I made this one with a red bean/oatmeal mixture that is honestly not terrible on its own, but with hard boiled eggs?? No thank you?

WHERE THINGS WENT WRONG
- The invention of this recipe in the first place, lol.
- The filing ended up tasting a little dry and in hindsight would up the seasonings too!

WHERE THINGS WENT RIGHT
- I mean we nailed the hot water crust pastry? 💅 I’ve never made it before so the process for that was wild, but it turned out golden and cute I thought!
- The eggs (*gags*) to filling ratio worked out well.
- Technically it looks how it should and I feel confident in my placing with top marks on this one! Paul Hollywood, thoughts?

Onto the next bake ASAP so that I don’t have to think about this one anymore, kthx! And if it sounds or looks tasty to you, then more for you! *passes the fork*

#bakeoff #thegreatbritishbakeoff #meatpie #pastry #homebakers
  • This Bake Off technical was a fun one for me! Got to make some pastry, a little jam, dabble with chocolate—what’s not to love? 🫶🏻 Swipe through a bit more videos from the process and closeups of this white chocolate and mixed berry tart!

WHERE THINGS WENT WRONG
- My white chocolate ganache either set too long or was too cold? The texture was a bit rubbery, but at least it still tasted good!
- I didn’t add any chocolate decorations on top because I panicked, lol. It just looked so neat and clean I was afraid to go too far and ruin it!

WHERE THINGS WENT RIGHT:
- Quite possibly the best pâte sucrée (sweet shortcrust pastry) I’ve ever made. It just all came together, rolled super thin, but still held firm and was perfectly golden. Proud of myself for that one!
- The mixed berry jam layer (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries) was a delight too and gorgeous to look at. It paired well with the white chocolate!
- I think she looks cute and professional, okay?? 

Now onto the next technical challenge which is a gala pie and might end me—meat and hard boiled eggs?? 🤢 SOS, wish me luck (and send me veggie gala pie recc’s please)!

#gbbo #bakeoff #greatbritishbakeoff #tarts #foodphotographer #jam #mixberry #whitechocolateganache #pastrylove #patesucree
  • Another hi hello to this school cake and custard from my fourth GBBO technical challenge! Still not over that custard pour tbh. 🔥 Swipe through for more, friends!

Not mad about how this one turned out! Even if I’m not much of a cake person (don’t come for me please). 

WHERE THINGS WENT WRONG
- My butter was a tad too cold so the batter curdled a bit, but she soldiered through (only for me to then overbake the cake lol).
- In hindsight I would have let the sprinkles set longer or add a bit more powdered sugar as they still felt quite soft.
- Accidentally cut it into 18 pieces instead of 16 because I’m a mathematical genius. 🤓

WHERE THINGS WENT RIGHT
- The custard! I’ve never made it before (a shock I know!) and was quite nervous, but she ended up so silky smooth and delish. We WILL be making that again.
- Thought I had nice even layer of frosting!
- While I cut too many pieces, I thought all the lines were pretty clean and everything looked uniform.

Okay brb, about to go make sprinkles every weekend! 👋🏻

#bakeoff #gbbo #sheetcake #sprinkles #custard #schoolcake #foodphotographers #dessertpic
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