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For people who preheat on purpose.
A club for home bakers, with reliable advice, good recipes and an apron with pockets.
From the club pantry
Fresh from the Recipe Box
Recipes
The Club’s Brown Butter Shortbread
Four ingredients, no mixer, and a nutty depth that tastes like you worked much harder than you did.
Troubleshooting
The Hardest Step in Baking: Let It Cool
Why cooling is really the last part of the bake, and how long each type of treat needs to wait.
Troubleshooting
Why Did My Cake Sink?
Six usual suspects behind a sunken middle, and how to tell which one you are dealing with.
Club Bylaws
- Read the whole recipe before you crack an egg.
- Preheat for longer than you think you need.
- Weigh your flour. A cup is only an opinion.
- Let it cool. We know. Let it cool anyway.
- Soft butter means cool to the touch, not shiny.
- A sunken cake is a trifle waiting to happen.
- Write down what you changed.
- Share the first slice with whoever did the dishes.