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How To: Shape bread dough into a sandwich loaf
Need to know how to make a sandwich-style loaf from bread dough? Then you need this quick guide from Apartment Therapy. With the proper technique, making your own loaves of bread can be easy. So easy, in fact, that this free video cooking lesson can present a complete overview of the process in about a minute. For more information, and to get started making your own loaves, take a look.
How To: Make chapati atta (dough) in bulk
In order to make chapati atta dough in bulk, you will need 20 lbs. bag of flour,
How To: Make French baguettes using a bread machine
In this tutorial, we learn how to make French baguettes using a bread machine. To make this, you will need: 2 c water, 5 c bread flour, 2 tbsp white sugar, 2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp rapid rise years, and 1 egg yolk whisked with 1 tbsp water. Place all of your ingredients except for the yolk and water into the bread machine and let it knead the dough. When finished, sprinkle corn meal onto a hard flat surface, then shape it into baguette shapes. When finished, brush the egg yolk and water mixture ove...
How To: Make pan tumaca (spanish breakfast toast)
In this tutorial, we learn how to make pan tumaca. First, grab a thick crusted bread and slice it into a few pieces, then place it in the toaster. Next, cut a tomato in half, then use a cheese grater to grate the tomato. You will get down to the skin of the tomato, but have a mush at the end. Next, cut a clove of garlic in half, not going through all the way, just to open the garlic up. Remove the root from the garlic, then rub it onto your piece of toast. After this, rub some olive oil onto ...
How To: Make no-knead bread
In this tutorial, we learn how to make no knead bread with Mark Bittman. To start, combine 3 c flour, 1/4 tsp instant yeast, 1 1/4 tsp of salt with 1 1/2 c warm water. Mix this together until you have a dough. don't knead the dough, just cover it and let it sit for twelve hours. When the dough has sat for 12 hours, pat it and then fold it over. Then, put the seam side down into wheat flour and then cover with a towel and push it down, then place into a cast iron pot with a cover, and then coo...
How To: Make garlic French bread and Parmesan cheese chips
Most think of garlic bread and something simple, something quick, something standard, but for really good garlic bread, you have to defy the standards. Garlic bread is a great companion to any Italian dish, but what if you want to make it stand out on its own?
How To: Spruce up frozen store-bought bread with Betty
We all love homemade bread but sometimes there just is not enough time to start one from scratch. In this clip, Betty will show you how to turn that frozen store bought dough into something just as yummy as home baked with a few simple steps. Follow along and serve delicious bread with your next meal, straight out of the oven. Yum!
How To: Make monkey bread (or Hungarian coffee cake)
Looking to make your own monkey bread (Hungarian to the highfalutin)? It's easier than you'd think. So easy, in fact, that this free video cooking lesson can present a complete overview of the process in about two minutes. For more information, including the full recipe, and to get started making your own monkey bread cake, watch this video guide.
How To: Make to-die-for pancakes from scratch with Jenny Jones
Interested in making delicious homemade pancakes? With the right ingredients, proper technique, and this video from Jenny Jones, it's easier than you'd think! So easy, in fact, that the clip can present a complete overview of the cooking process in about four minutes. For more information, including the full recipe, and to get started making your own pancakes, watch this video guide.
How To: Make sweet potato muffins
In this video, we learn how to make sweet potato muffins. First, take 1 medium sweet potato and cook it, when it's cooled, peel it and cut it into cubes. Next, mash the potato and add in 1 cup egg whites (6 egg whites), 1 tbsp cinnamon, 1 tbsp pumpkin spice, 1/4 cup Splenda baking blend, and 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract. Now, mix this all together in a large bowl until it's well combined. The final ingredient to add after this is 2 cup of oats (your preference). Mix this together with the othe...
How To: Make fresh Punjabi corn flour bread or Makki Ki Roti
In this clip, learn how to make a fresh punjabi bread that is a delicious side dish with most any Indian meal. This bread is quite easy to make, but doesn't last long so make sure you make it right when you'll be serving it. Don't worry about leftovers, though, you won't have any left - it's so good!
How To: Make your own healthier bread crumbs with Jenny Jones
In this clip, learn how to make fresh, healthy, whole wheat, fiber rich bread crumbs that you can use in many recipes. These crumbs are easy to make and are so much better for you than the type you purchase at the store. No preservatives, hydrogenated oils or fats or any other mystery ingredients.
How To: Make toast using a coat hanger & cans with Jenny Jones
Have you just moved into a new place and don't have a toaster yet? No problem! No need to abandon that breakfast staple. In this tutorial, Jenny Jones shows you how to make toast without a toaster! All you need is your bread, your stove, a coat hanger and two aluminum cans. This is perfect for camping, too! In Jenny's own words, "If you can make toast without a toaster, think what else you can do in life that seemed impossible!"
How To: Make quick and easy rosemary onion focaccia bread
In this tutorial, learn how to make delicious and fast focaccia bread. Focaccia is a versatile type of Italian bread that can be eaten on its own, as a side to other meals or for sandwiches. You will save a lot of time and love this tasty, salty bread.
How To: Make delicious, warm bread from scratch
There's nothing yummier than a warm slice of homemade bread. Not only does homemade bread taste better but it is healthier for you and better on your wallet as well. This 21 minute tutorial will take you from A to B and give you every tip you will need from grinding the oats to baking that lovely loaf. Enjoy!
How To: Bake sweet and buttery coconut bread
In this video, learn how to make a very unique treat - coconut bread! Coconut bread is nice and thick with a hint of sweetness and tastes fantastic warmed up and slathered with butter or topped with ice cream. This tutorial will show you the step by step you need to get up and running with this yummy baked treat.
How To: Make easy to chew mini croutons for the perfect salad
Cheap, giant croutons can make for painful eating. No one wants to interrupt a soft, fluffy salad with a giant, hard to chew chunk of stale bread. In this clip from CHOW, learn how to make perfect, bite sized mini-croutons that everyone will enjoy and add the exact right crunch to your veggies.
How To: Make whole wheat cranberry scones with orange zest
In this recipe add a little bit of healthy fiber to your scones. Learn how to prepare whole wheat cranberry scones with an orange zest and serve it with coffee and tea. These sweet English treats are wonderful at breakfast or anytime throughout the day. Enjoy!
How To: Prepare crostini with various, unique toppings
If you need an amazing appetizer on the fly, try crostini! Crostini is Italian for toast and can be made to taste like nearly anything. Impress your guests with some of these fantastic toppings. Chefs Beau MacMillan and Anne Burrell will give you fantastic options for these quick and yummy hors d'oeuvres.
How To: Create a Thanksgiving stuffing with Martha Stewart
There are a zillion ways to make stuffing for your Thanksgiving bird, but only one way to make it Martha Stewart-style. If you're cooking for a big party this year of 20 people or more, Martha offers a delicious, buttery recipe for stuffing that'll satiate all the mouths you'll have to feed while still having leftover for casserole.
How To: Make carrot bread with Jim Lahey and Martha Stewart
Carrots aren't just the food of choice for rabbits. Loaded with beta-carotene and a sweet, delicious crisp, carrots are also highly prized by health conscious eaters as well as cooks.
How To: Bake crumbly buttermilk biscuits with Martha Stewart
No matter how healthy you eat the rest of the year, you can't help but indulge in the serious carb goodness that is Thanksgiving dinner fare. After all, when everything's dripping with thick gravy and mashed potatoes are creamed with butter and chives, your caesar salad starts to look less and less appealing.
How To: Make dark cornbread stuffing with Martha Stewart
What do you get when you combine a New England grandmother, a Dutch Country grandmother, and a Southern mother? For cook Chris Schlesinger, you get a cornbread stuffing that's savory, succulent, and choc-ful of tangy spices.
How To: Make amazing and sweet overnight French toast
Check out this video for a step by step on making overnight French toast. This recipe is sweet and sugary and makes a fantastic dessert or a daring breakfast. Eat this in moderation, however, because it involves lots of butter and sugar.
How To: Make scones the Scottish way
Looking for an easy Scottish-style scone recipe? Look no further. In this free video cooking lesson, you'll learn how to do just that. For more information, including a full recipe and step-by-step preparation instructions, and to get started making Scottish scones yourself, watch this free culinary guide.
How To: Make a strawberry banana loaf of bread
Making your own bread at home can be an intimidating proposition for the at-home chef, especially if you don't own a bread maker. This video demonstrates how to prepare a recipe for delicious-looking strawberry banana bread using a loaf pan in the oven. No bread maker required!
How To: Cook khaman gujarati
Bored with that plain old white bread? Don't get discouraged, get creative! Khaman gujrati is a delicious Indian appetizer you can make for yourself in your own kitchen! Add some new flavor to your life and spice things up with this recipe from Show Me The Curry. This video will show you how to cook khaman gujrati.
How To: Make a crusty and crispy French bread
With a stand mixer, making bread has never been easier. So, if in the past, you've shied away from making bread because of its complicated process, you don't need to worry anymore, especially with this crusty French bread. But don't be fooled by the crisply baked (but delicious) crust, the inside is so soft it will melt in your mouth. Check out this full video recipe for crusty French bread.
How To: Make yummy french toast
France is always the butt of jokes. In movies, music, and sometimes in video games people tend to think the Frech, stink. But people need to realize that France has offered a lot of great things. Democracy, french fries, and yes the french kiss. In this tutorial, here's another great thing: French toast. Find out how to make yummy French toast in this helpful tutorial.
How To: Make delicious cornbread
Whether you're eating it with chili or just by itself, cornbread is a delicious snack. It's an interesting meal, that has been around since the early years of Native Americans and uses cornmeal rather than yeast. So in this tutorial find out how to make delicious cornbread from your home. Enjoy!
How To: Hand knead dough
This video shows you how to hand knead dough in the traditional French way. Your goal is to introduce air into the dough to add strength to it. Have a little flour on the table surface. Lift up the dough and slap it down on the table, trying to capture air into it as you let it fall. Do this for twenty minutes. Make sure that you make a quarter turn of the dough each time you lift it. It needs to be thrown about 600 times and when it is ready the surface will be smooth, with no bits hanging f...
How To: Create a puff-pastry cornucopia
In this video we learn how to make a puff-pastry cornucopia. This is a great centerpiece for Thanksgiving and can be used to hold different foods such as buiscuts or finger sandwiches. First we need to form the mold for the cornucopia. You take some tin foil and make about 13-16 balls. These are spacers for inside the mold. Then you cut a piece of tin foil about 30" long. You place your balls in the middle and wrap your foil up over. Start to form your cornucopia the way you like. Try to make...
How To: Knead bread dough by hand
In this Food video tutorial you will learn how to knead bread dough by hand. Kneading is the key to creating a perfect dough. This allows the dough to stretch and rise as the yeast grows. Kneading determines how your bread will turn out. If you have a mixer with a dough hook, use it for kneading. But, it more traditional to knead the dough by hand. To start, put some flour on your hand and sprinkle a little on the kneading surface to prevent the dough from sticking. Next, pat the dough in to ...
How To: Make a croissant with ham, eggs and cheese
In this video, we learn how to make a croissant with ham, eggs, cheese and veggies. You can customize this to make it just how you like! To begin this recipe you need: 4 already made croissants, 4 eggs, 1/2 bell pepper, 1/2 tomato, 4 cloves garlic, 4 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp butter, 2 tbsp flour, 3/4 c cheese, 3/4 c milk, ham, 1/2 c mushrooms, and spinach. Next, heat your skillet over medium and pour in olive oil. Now, chop up your veggies and place into the skillet to cook. While they are cook...
How To: Knead, rise and shape bread dough
First of all you have to be very patient while kneading dough. You need a lightly floured surface to press the dough. Use the heel of your hand to knead the roll down and away in a rolling motion. Give the dough a quarter turn then fold it over and then push it down.
How To: Make yummy Indian thepla or masala chapati
For thepla you will need, 300 grams of wheat flour, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of red chili powder. You will also need, 1/4 teaspoon of tumeric powder, 1/4 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 2 teaspoons of oil, and a small bowl of washed and chopped fenugreek leaves. Put the wheat flour in a bowl. Add the salt, tumeric powder, red chili powder, cumin seeds, fenugreek leaves, and oil. Then you need to mix everything thoroughly. With the help of water, you can knead the dough. The dough shoul...
How To: Make your own pita bread
This is a video demonstration that will show you how to make pita bread at home. The first thing you have to do is dissolve the yeast in a warm water with a little sugar added to it. Let it sit until it becomes frothy. The next step is to add about half of the flour and a little salt, and begin to mix it in. Once it is mixed in, you can gradually add more and more flour until the dough starts holding together. At this point you kneed the dough with your hands until it becomes "Satiny and Elas...
How To: Make French toast with Italian panettone bread
In this video, we learn how to make french toast with panettone bread. First, mix 2 eggs with a small amount of milk and orange juice. Add vanilla, brown sugar and cinnamon to the bowl and mix together. Now grab your panettone bread and cut it into thick slices. Dip the bread into the mixture and coat it on both sides letting it soak up for a little bit. Once finished, place bread into a hot skillet for 1 minute on each side, then place in a toaster oven for 2 minutes. Once finished, it's goi...
How To: Make traditional Indian roti or chapatis
In this video, Anuttama shows the user how to make chapatis (also called roti). Chapatis are a type of northern Indian flat bread (a type of flour tortilla) that can turn out to be delicious, fun, and easy to make! The ingredients you will need are wheat, flour, salt, and water. You can use whole wheat flour mixed with white flour (Anuttama suggests about 50/50) or you can a special chipati flower. Every mixture will require flexibility, so start with salt then add your water until you get th...
How To: Make perfect croissants
In this how to video, you will learn how to make a croissant. You will need 130 grams of sugar, 100 grams of butter, 250 grams of butter, 200 grams of flour, 500 grams of milk, 20 grams of salt, 3 eggs, 1 kilogram of plain flour, 50 grams of yeast, and 1 vanilla pod. First, melt 100 grams of butter for about 15 seconds in the microwave. Add the melted butter into the mixer. Add the 3 eggs, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Mix everything together. Next, add the yeast and then continue to mix. Add mil...