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    Get the best baking recipes, from simple chewy chocolate chip cookies to elaborate layer cakes. Learn about baking ingredients, the science of baking, and how to troubleshoot your baking recipes when something goes wrong.

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    Baking Science

    You will become a better baker with the help of a little baking science so that you can better understand the role of baking ingredients, the mixing techniques, and how to troubleshoot common baking problems.

    • The jam setting point and how to determine jam set
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    Recent Recipes

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    Summer preserve recipes to try

    Summer baking is all about making homemade jams to preserve the summer fruit for winter! Here are the most popular preserve recipes to make this month:

    • Jalapeño jam recipe (no pectin)
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    • Plum jam
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    Tarts

    Bake beautiful tarts with these recipes!

    • Puff pastry apple tart
    • Fruit tart
    • Apple tarte tatin
    • Earl grey chocolate tart with whipped cream

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    Pies

    Everybody loves pie and here's a set of recipes so that you can bake one today!

    • Pumpkin pie without evaporated milk
    • Orange pie
    • Easy apple galette
    • How to make the easiest, best all butter pie crust

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    Berry baking recipes

    Here’s a collection of the best baking recipes with berries, from ice cream strawberry shortcakes to blueberry pie.

    • Apple and blueberry crumble
    • Scones with blueberries
    • Blueberry jam
    • Pavlova

    See more berry recipes →

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