The Art Of Baking

Another year has passed and today is my 23rd birthday.To celebrate on my blog,I have drawn a birthday cake using only my favorite colors and who ever wants to leave me birthday wishes,Be sure to visit The Art Of Baking Facebook Page.

    What does this title really mean? Well to simply put it, would be that this recipe has really simple ingredients and easy to understand directions;however this time when you put me in the mix I somehow make really silly mistakes and not even notice them.These moments do happen to everyone and when you look back you just think " how did I miss that? or where was my brain at? These are the moments where you learn more then if you did everything perfect because you learn what not to do and see if its possible to salvage the recipe.This recipe is not to blame for my choices and has become more of a challenge then I ever thought it would be.However, to be completely honest their were good experiences and great skills learned in making these homemade soft pretzels, before I lead myself down the dark path. Before I even began making this recipe for soft pretzels I educated myself on their history. It was quite interesting to learn that this certain bread product has b...

Now I told you I would be back to share a treat with all of you and this time the recipes are dedicated to popular fried and frozen treats.So this includes homemade recipes such as pizza rolls ,  mozzarella sticks, waffle fries , soft pretzels , Jalapeno Pop pers   and even the big favorite Tatar Tots . So with so many choices like this, how do you choose the first one to test out,especially when they are all great for appetizers,sides dishes,lunches or for just a little snack.For me, it was a fight between Tatar Tots and pizza rolls.However in the end I had an intrigue towards the Tatar Tots recipe. I wanted to know how they would be put together to create their shape and if these would meet their match to the store brand. So with such popularity, I wanted to learn more about Tatar Tots and how they came about.Well from research, did you know that they were invented in 1953 and were created by the Ore-Ida founders F. Nephi Grigg, and Golden Grigg ,who were brother...

These fruit filled treats known as Pop-Tarts have been very popular amongst children for many years and with adults as well.These sweet pastries from Kellogg's have been around since 1964 and surprisingly only started with four flavors on the market, including strawberry,blueberry,brown sugar cinnamon and apple current.These flavors all still exist to this day, along with over 20 different flavor varieties and limited editions   to enjoy.Wow!,that is a lot of flavors to enjoy and with this pastry snack being so popular. How can you pass up testing out a homemade version like the one above from Classic Snacks ? Can you resist? Well it might all depend on the flavor, right? Well in Classic Snacks you have two flavors to choose from, such as strawberry and brown sugar cinnamon.These two fillings already sound delicious;however if these flavors don't strike your fancy I can imagine you could easily enough use any filing that you desire.Now for me,I am a big strawberry l...