Category: Techniques

• Sourdough for starters (or grow your own pet yeast)

  

  My experience on how to ferment and keep a wild yeast starter for sourdough baking

  Ink Sugar Spice

  March 3, 2016

  Baking, Bread, Bread information, Food, Food science, Food skills, Ingredient information, Kitchen tips & food advice, Techniques

  levain, lockdown baking, poolish, sourdough, starter, yeast

• Chocolate tempering – a visual guide

  

  I got a bit bored with never remembering the crucial temperatures in each part of the tempering process every time I wanted to work with chocolate in my bakes. Searching for websites or leafing through numerous books is time consuming so I thought I’d draw up a resource to help me – a visual aide […]

  Ink Sugar Spice

  October 9, 2014

  Confectionery, Food, Food skills, Kitchen tips & food advice, Patisserie information, Techniques

  chocolate, temperatures, tempering, Visual guide

• French meringue recipe and ‘meringue 101’

  

  My best and most trusted French meringue recipe, together with hints and tips on meringues problems – or a ‘meringue 101’

  Ink Sugar Spice

  March 3, 2014

  All seasons, Baking, Confectionery, Dessert, Food, Food science, Food skills, French, Kitchen tips & food advice, Patisserie, Patisserie information, Techniques

  hints and tips, Meringue

• Maths, algebra and making puff pastry

  

  How maths can help you with your puff pastry making!

  Ink Sugar Spice

  February 9, 2014

  Baking, Food, Food science, Food skills, Kitchen tips & food advice, Patisserie information, Techniques

  maths and baking, method, pastry, Patisserie