The Baking Society
We bake and blog (and eat). Though baking takes up a lot more of our life than blogging.
Blog / November, 2013
A Danish Christmas Tradition and A Recipe for Stout Cake
November 22, 2013 / By johannah
In Denmark, the holiday season officially starts on the first Friday of November, when the annual Christmas beers are released. Christmas beer – julebryg in Danish – is a Scandinavian tradition that dates back to the Vikings. J-dag, as the release day is called here, not so much. It was launched in 1990 by Tuborg…
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Report from Italy: Pear and Chestnut Cake Recipe
November 14, 2013 / By johannah
After declaring an undying love for chestnuts in my last post, I couldn’t get the little nuggets of pure joy off my mind. During a trip to Italy last fall, I picked up a flyer for a chestnut festival in the small Piedmontese town of Cuneo. I had kept the flyer, thinking I might like…
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Gluten-Free Salty Oatmeal Cookies
November 6, 2013 / By Matt
My poor kitchen. It needs a little love. It took a real beating while I was testing recipes for our upcoming book (publishing Oct 2014…yes, books take forever). My oven needs a major cleaning. My cupboard needs to be emptied out and reorganized. My mixer needs to be detailed and tuned up. And, then, once…
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The Early Bird Gets the Pie
November 1, 2013 / By Matt
!!!Order Your Pie Today for the ‘Early Turkey’ 10% Discount!!! It’s very likely you haven’t even packed up your Halloween decor. We imagine you still have a Jack-O-Lantern on your front porch and a bowl of Halloween candy lingering on your coffee table. This is okay. We understand. But we already flipped the switch. We…
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