Sweet Inspirations - featuring Lisa Basini in The Bakers' Circle!

Click here to read the latest Domino® Sugar newsletter featuring Baking Coach's Owner, Lisa Basini as their Baking Consultant in Domino® Light in the Kitchen!

Lisa Basini's Baking Profile

Happy New Year - January Events!

Upcoming December Events @ Baking Coach! 

1/5 Pizza Making:

Learn to work with Pizza Dough create a sweet and savory pizza to take home. Everyone goes home with two pies!

**Makes a great gift!** Gift certificates available!

Visit us at www.bakingcoach.com to find out more information.   

Welcome Home Cookies - Recipe of the Month!

Welcome Home Cookies - December 2012

Baking Coach's recipe of the month!

**Featured Recipe for Domino® Sugar’s Haunted Sugar Cookie House**

You will need:

1 Cup Butter, Softened

1 Cup Domino® Sugar

2 Eggs

2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract

3 Cups all-purpose flour

½-teaspoon baking Powder

½-teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Beat Butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl on a low speed, just until creamy. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; add to butter mixture, stirring until well blended.

2. Divide dough in half. Cover; refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to handle.

3. Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees.

4. On lightly floured surface, roll each half of the dough to about ¼ inch thick.

5. Cut into shapes with 2 ½” cookie cutters. Place on an un-greased cookie sheet.

Bake 4 to 8 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack cool completely.

Decorate with simple glaze of confectionary sugar and water.

End of Story: 3 dozens cookies in about four hours!!!! THE END

The Glaze:

3 ¾ cup or 1 pound confectionary sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and water – 5 to 8 tablespoons until you reach desired consistency. Mix in a bowl until smooth and color with food coloring for that extra special touch!

Enjoy! For more recipes and more, visit us at bakingcoach.com!

December Events - Tis' the season for Baking Coach!

Upcoming December Events @ Baking Coach!

12/1 Gingerbread House:

Using pre-baked cookie cut outs you will take home a fully assembled Gingerbread house using royal icing. Everyone goes home with a full size house!


12/15 or 12/22 Holiday Cookie Cut Outs:

Make and decorate Gingerbread and Sugar Cookies, learn my classic Thumbprint as well. This offers cookie decorating and baking – 3 hour workshop 10:00 to 1pm

**Makes a great gift!** Gift certificates available!

Visit us at www.bakingcoach.com to find out more information.  

Thanksgiving Day Dinner on a Cupcake!

November 12, 2012 - Thanksgiving Day Dinner on a Cupcake

Create this yummy masterpiece using candy, buttercream, and fondant cutouts. Everyone will go home with three cupcakes. They will take home their cupcakes in a bakery box. Comes with disposable gloves, aprons, chef/cooks hat and all paper goods and supplies, all we need are your patrons for this wonderful cupcake event! Visit us at bakingcoach.com for more details!

Apple Pie Pops - Recipe of the Month!

Apple Pie Pops - October 2012

Baking Coach's recipe of the month!

Regular or Gluten Free Crust

How to make a pie pop:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

You will need:

1 Single Pie Crust Recipe (See Ingredient List) -->
1 Apple Filling Recipe (See Ingredient List) -->
½ cup Sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ stick of butter melted

Directions:

Use a small cookie cutter to cut out circles or other desired shapes.
Place the circles on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Insert a lollipop stick firmly into the center of the circles.

Place a teaspoon of the apple mixture in the center of the dough circle.
Stretch out a dough circle for the top crust so that it overlaps the bottom circle slightly. Fold the pie dough together and use a fork or fingers to create a ribbed edge, sealing the pie pop firmly. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Create a smiley face or four vent holes in the top crust.

Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden. Remove with oven and brush with butter and extra cinnamon sugar.
 

Enjoy! For more recipes and more, visit us at bakingcoach.com!

October 2012 Events

Upcoming October Events @ Baking Coach!

10/20 Buttercream Basics + Fondant flower fun 2 – Learn to decorate a 7 inch cake with buttercream. We will use assorted pastry bags and tips to make this a delight for all! Learn how to make roses using buttercream and fondant!

10/27 –Ghost and Black Cat Cupcakes – Create 1 dozen cupcakes using buttercream and fondant icing; it is a spooky event you will not want to miss!

Visit us at www.bakingcoach.com to find out more information.