Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio Moonshine Cake and Cantaloupe Cream Pie: The Secrets of Southern Baking
Jun 20, 2025
Cheryl Day is a celebrated Southern baker and author known for her expertise in desserts, while Anne Byrn dives into the rich history of Southern recipes. They reveal tantalizing tales of lane cakes and chess pies, emphasizing the transformative impact of ingredients like baking powder. Kim Severson weighs in on the MAHA organic food movement and its influence on school food systems. Tips for mastering the perfect pie crust and crafting an Almond and Rum Tres Leches Cake provide delicious insights for all baking enthusiasts.
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Chewy Toll House Cookie Mystery
- Annette and her friends can't replicate the chewy texture of a neighborhood friend's chocolate chip cookie. - Despite following the Toll House recipe exactly, they find the original is likely modified or uses different ingredient proportions.
Weigh Your Flour for Cookies
- Measuring flour by weight ensures consistency and prevents cookies from becoming flat and greasy. - Avoid compressing flour in measuring cups to control cookie texture.
Extend Bread Shelf Life
- To keep bread fresh longer, switch from high hydration French breads to Japanese milk bread using the Tangzhong method. - This technique gelatinizes flour to moisture-lock the bread, extending shelf life by days.
