Cooking Hints & Tips Archive 19
Cooking Tip: Refrigerated raw eggs will generally keep without significant quality loss for about 4 to 5 weeks beyond the pack date or about 3 weeks after you bring them home.
Cooking Tip: Whipped cream freezes well but must be sweetened and flavored before freezing. Whipped cream should not be kept frozen longer than two months before using.
Cooking Tip: Preheat the oven 10 to 15 minutes before you begin baking cookies. These is usually consistent unless a recipe specifically calls for you to start with a cold oven.
Cooking Tip: Don't substitute flour. If your recipe calls for all-purpose flour, that's what you need to use. Cake flour and bread flour will not behave the same.
Cooking Tip: Baking Powder is a leavening agent that consists of a combination of baking soda, cream of tartar, and a moisture absorber like cornstarch. It has the action of yeast but it acts much more quickly. It's used in batters where there is no acid present.
