Baking | Beth Byrnes

People and pennies

Posted on April 26, 2014 18 Comments

This week, while I watched Geoffrey repair the damaged ceiling in our house, I have been thinking a lot about business, specifically, small and medium family owned or individually owned businesses. These are the places that I particularly commit to frequenting, as they are fast disappearing. What started me thinking about it was the premiere […]

Butter cookies

Posted on January 19, 2014 16 Comments

After all the sturm und drang in my recent posts, I thought it was time for a Master baking formula. There are a few professional formulas that I can point to, which I have mastered myself, that I know are utterly fool-proof, and produce a perfect product, every single time. That is, as long as you […]

Festive autumn fruits galette

Posted on November 24, 2013 9 Comments

When I have to bring something home-made to a party, rather than have to worry about retrieving my cookware, or marking it on the bottom with my name and phone number, as I used to do, I find a way to make everything I bake (or cook) one-way. No matter how pretty the container, I […]

Penny wise, pound fool

Posted on November 10, 2013 12 Comments

As you know, I like recipes that can be kept in my head. That is one of the things I learned when I worked in a bakery many years ago. The best way to keep a formula (recipe) handy is to know it in percentages and just memorize them. It also helps if that formula […]

Savory autumn pie

Posted on November 3, 2013 16 Comments

I like to collect recipes that I can keep in my head, so if I am traveling or visiting, I can put a meal together without resorting even to the index-card ring sets that students carry in culinary school. One of the easiest and most versatile dishes I make (when I cook!) is one I […]