there’s nothing better than the smell of baked goods hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
baked goods hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
baked goods hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the queen of Canadian
speaking with the queen of Canadian
speaking with the queen of Canadian cooking Elizabeth Baird firstly tell us
cooking Elizabeth Baird firstly tell us
cooking Elizabeth Baird firstly tell us how important our ingredients freshness
how important our ingredients freshness
how important our ingredients freshness of ingredients in baking that they are
of ingredients in baking that they are
of ingredients in baking that they are particularly important to have the fresh
particularly important to have the fresh
particularly important to have the fresh aches a really good butter brown sugar
aches a really good butter brown sugar
aches a really good butter brown sugar white sugar flour pretty standard in
white sugar flour pretty standard in
white sugar flour pretty standard in Canada but fresh eggs and fresh butter
Canada but fresh eggs and fresh butter
Canada but fresh eggs and fresh butter are really crucial and fresh spices
are really crucial and fresh spices
are really crucial and fresh spices because a lot of baking has some
because a lot of baking has some
because a lot of baking has some cinnamon or some nutmeg and if your
cinnamon or some nutmeg and if your
cinnamon or some nutmeg and if your spices have been hanging out on the
spices have been hanging out on the
spices have been hanging out on the counter by the stove chances of the
counter by the stove chances of the
counter by the stove chances of the tasting delicious are poor I would say
tasting delicious are poor I would say
tasting delicious are poor I would say and what are the ingredients that we
and what are the ingredients that we
and what are the ingredients that we should always have in our pantry I think
should always have in our pantry I think
should always have in our pantry I think we should always have small purpose
we should always have small purpose
we should always have small purpose flour you should always have granulated
flour you should always have granulated
flour you should always have granulated and brown sugar you should have eggs in
and brown sugar you should have eggs in
and brown sugar you should have eggs in the refrigerator and milk kien baker you
the refrigerator and milk kien baker you
the refrigerator and milk kien baker you could also have buttermilk I would like
could also have buttermilk I would like
could also have buttermilk I would like to also have some nuts and I like the
to also have some nuts and I like the
to also have some nuts and I like the walnuts to come from California
walnuts to come from California
walnuts to come from California sometimes those ones that are already
sometimes those ones that are already
sometimes those ones that are already chopped up and they sell in little bags
chopped up and they sell in little bags
chopped up and they sell in little bags Tuesday LT teams and will make you can
Tuesday LT teams and will make you can
Tuesday LT teams and will make you can spoil your thing I always like to have
spoil your thing I always like to have
spoil your thing I always like to have lemons and oranges because you often use
lemons and oranges because you often use
lemons and oranges because you often use them in vanilla and some chocolate as
them in vanilla and some chocolate as
them in vanilla and some chocolate as well do you have any tips for first-time
well do you have any tips for first-time
well do you have any tips for first-time bakers you know so we can avoid a horror
bakers you know so we can avoid a horror
bakers you know so we can avoid a horror story I think there’s a couple of things
story I think there’s a couple of things
story I think there’s a couple of things that are really important and one is of
that are really important and one is of
that are really important and one is of course you’ve mentioned dolly the
course you’ve mentioned dolly the
course you’ve mentioned dolly the freshness of your ingredients and that
freshness of your ingredients and that
freshness of your ingredients and that the second thing is to measure
the second thing is to measure
the second thing is to measure accurately what you do is to measure
accurately what you do is to measure
accurately what you do is to measure things like flour and granulated sugar
things like flour and granulated sugar
things like flour and granulated sugar is to take your dry measuring cups and
is to take your dry measuring cups and
is to take your dry measuring cups and hold them over your bag of flour and you
hold them over your bag of flour and you
hold them over your bag of flour and you spoon the flour in and then you sweep it
spoon the flour in and then you sweep it
spoon the flour in and then you sweep it off with a knife that way you’re going
off with a knife that way you’re going
off with a knife that way you’re going to get the same amount of flour every
to get the same amount of flour every
to get the same amount of flour every time do you have any horror stories from
time do you have any horror stories from
time do you have any horror stories from when you started out I tend to be trying
when you started out I tend to be trying
when you started out I tend to be trying to do too many things at once so I have
to do too many things at once so I have
to do too many things at once so I have burned more than my share of cookies one
burned more than my share of cookies one
burned more than my share of cookies one of the reasons why I suggest that people
of the reasons why I suggest that people
of the reasons why I suggest that people use the center of the oven and do one
use the center of the oven and do one
use the center of the oven and do one baking sheet at a time is from my
baking sheet at a time is from my
baking sheet at a time is from my experience because people want to be a
experience because people want to be a
experience because people want to be a little bit speedier they put the cookie
little bit speedier they put the cookie
little bit speedier they put the cookie sheets just above and below the middle
sheets just above and below the middle
sheets just above and below the middle of the oven
of the oven
of the oven and then you take them out halfway
and then you take them out halfway
and then you take them out halfway through the baking time and I’ll go take
through the baking time and I’ll go take
through the baking time and I’ll go take the pans and switch their location but I
the pans and switch their location but I
the pans and switch their location but I find it out for me I have to really
find it out for me I have to really
find it out for me I have to really focus and you can’t take any phone calls
focus and you can’t take any phone calls
focus and you can’t take any phone calls and that kind of stuff so what’s one of
and that kind of stuff so what’s one of
and that kind of stuff so what’s one of your favorite recipes in this book there
your favorite recipes in this book there
your favorite recipes in this book there was one recipe that I really wanted to
was one recipe that I really wanted to
was one recipe that I really wanted to include in the book and it was called
include in the book and it was called
include in the book and it was called the Queen Elizabeth cake now it’s not
the Queen Elizabeth cake now it’s not
the Queen Elizabeth cake now it’s not because my name is Elizabeth but this
because my name is Elizabeth but this
because my name is Elizabeth but this particular cake what everybody loves
particular cake what everybody loves
particular cake what everybody loves about it is it when it comes out of the
about it is it when it comes out of the
about it is it when it comes out of the oven you put a mixture of butter sugar
oven you put a mixture of butter sugar
oven you put a mixture of butter sugar and coconut on the top put it on to the
and coconut on the top put it on to the
and coconut on the top put it on to the boiler it’s like having candy on your
boiler it’s like having candy on your
boiler it’s like having candy on your cake thank you very much it’s been my
cake thank you very much it’s been my
cake thank you very much it’s been my pleasure thank you very much keep baking
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