Kerstin Rodgers

Baking Terms

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Ms Marmite Lover's Secret Tea Party: Exquisite recipes for ultimate afternoon teas
Ms Marmite Lover's Secret Tea Party

By Kerstin Rodgers

Published 2014

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Most of you will know these, but I have a teenage daughter who proves that not everybody does know! This government says they are bringing back domestic science into schools. It’s not a moment too soon.

Bain-marie (also known as a water bath): a French term for the technique of, say, melting chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of gently simmering or hot water. You’ll need a heatproof bowl that fits over a pan, leaving enough room underneath the bowl to put water in the pan, BUT the bowl must not touch the simmering water underneath. You also cook some custards and certain cakes (cheesecakes) in a bain-marie.