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Black Sesame Buns

I’ve been baking a lot lately. It’s a great time of year to be baking seasonally- spring rhubarb has given way to summer berries, and I’m definitely taking advantage. I’m having a great time making tarts, cakes, and jams, and eating more strawberries than any one person should. My pie intake is through the roof. But something I keep coming back to is black sesame.

Gluten: the basics

Gluten is the backbone of most baked goods, at least in my kitchen. It’s a protein that holds together breads, muffins, cookies, and more, and is derived primarily from wheat flour. In the presence of water, proteins called glutenin and gliadin link up to make long gluten strands, which then create a network with eachContinue reading “Gluten: the basics”