When it comes to holiday baking, few flavors can elevate your creations quite like vanilla extract. Its rich, aromatic flavor is an essential ingredient, enhancing your cookies, cakes, pies (and also ...

Bakers, we know there are a few ingredients you never want to do without: flour, sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla extract. Whether it’s the star of the show, in vanilla cheesecake, for example, or a ...

Pure vanilla extract boosts the flavor of desserts with its complex, subtle taste compared to imitation vanilla. Checking labels for "pure" ensures you're using real vanilla beans and avoiding ...

In baking, there can be too much of a good thing. That definitely holds true for artificial flavoring and coloring. “Natural flavors are much more appealing to modern palates,” said retired pastry ...