Recipes are the heart of a cookbook: a collection of yum that works for the home baker. Plus: a tip I've learned along the way and other recent writing.
I’m a bit spoiled, because I happened to be on a TV show with 8 incredible bakers, so they’re my expert testers. I sent out a call to folks in my network (friends, family, etc.) and created a sign-up form for potential novice testers.
Oh man, Im a home cook and have always wondered how this process works. This was super interesting! I never considered outside testing but it makes complete sense. Question: what do you do with all the extra cake you have lying around? Do you gift it to your friends and neighbours? They must be so happy 😂
Thanks for the shoutout! Your recipe development and testing process looks thorough! I think my readers would like to know about this for the Sept. 1 newsletter. I will link.
Love the tip for the crisp/crumble/cobbler filling. I've been wanting to test an apricot crisp for the longest time, but I wasn't sure how to go about measuring the fruit. Great tips!
I’m just getting into recipe testing and this was so helpful! How do you find your expert and novice testers?
I’m a bit spoiled, because I happened to be on a TV show with 8 incredible bakers, so they’re my expert testers. I sent out a call to folks in my network (friends, family, etc.) and created a sign-up form for potential novice testers.
Oh man, Im a home cook and have always wondered how this process works. This was super interesting! I never considered outside testing but it makes complete sense. Question: what do you do with all the extra cake you have lying around? Do you gift it to your friends and neighbours? They must be so happy 😂
Thanks for the shoutout! Your recipe development and testing process looks thorough! I think my readers would like to know about this for the Sept. 1 newsletter. I will link.
I always set the recipes aside for a while as well- it’s hard to stop tweaking but when I look with fresh eyes I make better decisions!!
A great tip for any kind of writing really.
Thats true
A universal piece of advice.
Love the tip for the crisp/crumble/cobbler filling. I've been wanting to test an apricot crisp for the longest time, but I wasn't sure how to go about measuring the fruit. Great tips!