slice of vanilla cake with vanilla frosting - Nata_vkusidey/Getty Images We're all familiar with vanilla extract. It's called for in virtually every baking or dessert recipe, and it's probably the ...

Vanilla bean paste offers a richer, more complex flavor with visible specks that elevate both taste and presentation, while pure vanilla extract provides a subtler note that enhances other ingredients ...

These gingerbread muffins are a MUST! You're going to love the moist texture and delightful gingerbread flavor. It will ...

Scones have a reputation for being dry, bland, boring — need I go on? This breakfast treat often gets passed over in favor of moist muffins and buttery croissants (not that I’m speaking from personal ...

People who love to bake know that what they whip up in the kitchen is only as good as the ingredients they put into it. Reach for baking powder beyond its expiration date or substitute buttermilk for ...

Nielsen Massey's Vanilla Bean Paste is also a baker fave.

The wafer recipe makes double what you need for the pudding. Save the leftovers for snacking, another banana pudding or grind up to make a cookie-crumb pie crust. (If you don’t want to deal with ...

Before it became the indispensable baking ingredient we know today, vanilla’s role was to improve the taste of medicines and to treat various ailments, and it was available from apothecaries. In the ...

People who love to bake know that what they whip up in the kitchen is only as good as the ingredients they put into it. Reach for baking powder beyond its expiration date or substitute buttermilk for ...