At least, I’m hoping they’ll become secret weapons in my kitchen.
Vanilla Bean Paste is something we all should have and I finally bought myself a small jar and love it. The smell alone is worth opening it up. I do love the flecks of vanilla beans when it’s mixed into frosting or cookies. I can’t wait to make homemade vanilla bean ice cream later this year.
The Bakery Emulsions…those were my splurge on myself. I had been reading about Princess Cake & Cookie Bakery Emulsion for about 6 months now and all the bakers who’d been raving about it, well, convinced me that I needed to try some. You use these in place of extracts in recipes. Princess Cake & Cookie has a bit of an almond/vanilla flavor that takes some getting used to. The Butter Vanilla is really just heavenly to smell, as is the Buttery Sweet Dough one. I see some cinnamon rolls in my future so I can use that one.
A small bit goes a long way, but it measures out the same from what I read. It should all be used in things that will be baked, but a very small amount can be used in things like frostings.
It had been a long time since I’d bought anything like this for baking. I feel the need to get in the kitchen now…
Have you tried anything new lately or read about anything you want to try as an ingredient or enhancement in your baking or cooking?
~lissa
They sound yummy! I have not tried anything to enhance or change my baking lately, though I did make red velvet cupcakes from scratch for the first time.
I made them for my MIL’s birthday and they turned out really good from what I was told. I don’t like them, so I made my hubby and oldest eat them. Lol.
My hubby didn’t like that they were made with vinegar, though.
Good luck with those new items. I’ll have to check them out. 🙂
I’m wanting to try the sweet dough emulsion in some, well, sweet dough for cinnamon rolls or something. I’ve used the butter vanilla in sugar cookies and they had a little different taste than what I was used to, but not bad at all, just more concentrated flavor. Next time I make waffles or pancakes from scratch, instead of vanilla extract, I may try one of the emulsions in the batter. I use the vanilla bean paste in everything though…lol.