Posts by PJ Hamel

PJ Hamel
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About PJ Hamel

PJ Hamel grew up in New England, graduated from Brown University, and was a Maine journalist before joining King Arthur Flour in 1990. PJ bakes and writes from her home on Cape Cod, where she enjoys beach-walking, her husband, three dogs, and really good food!

Packages of butter

The baking trials: butter vs. vegan butter

How well does vegan butter stack up to dairy butter in baking?

Jul 19, 2021

Imaginative ways to up your shortcake game

Time to embrace summer’s sweetest dessert.

Jul 8, 2021
Beautiful Burger Buns

Burger buns with a beautiful backstory

How an all-star recipe earned its fame.

Jun 28, 2021
Toast with raspberry jam

A tastier toasting bread, thanks to sourdough

The secret's in the (discard) starter.

Jun 9, 2021
Unbaked pie crust in pan

Prebaking pie crust

5 things you need to know.

May 24, 2021
Yellow cake with chocolate frosting

A salute to sourdough cake

The sweetest way to use discard starter

May 10, 2021
Bacon-Chessar-Chive Scones

Take a break from boring breakfasts

These sourdough scones rise above the crowd

Apr 19, 2021
Melted plastic bucket in oven.

April fools in the kitchen

Let the goof times roll

Apr 1, 2021
Rolled lefse on plate

How to make Norwegian lefse

A family recipe lives on(line)

Mar 25, 2021
Filled cookies

Hamantaschen: a sweet celebration

Purim’s classic cookie

Feb 22, 2021
Sourdough bread

Easy everyday sourdough bread

All the flavor — none of the fuss

Feb 12, 2021
Pierogi and fried onions

Pierogi: Poland's favorite comfort food

A salute to stuffed dumplings

Feb 4, 2021
Bread machine

Sourdough and your bread machine

From sourdough bagels to crusty baguettes, your machine's not just for sandwich loaves

Jan 19, 2021
Cinnamon rolls being enjoyed

Introducing our 2021 Recipe of the Year

Perfectly Pillowy Cinnamon Rolls are the ultimate soft touch

Jan 4, 2021
Fruitcake bars on cutting board

You think you don't like fruitcake?

These tasty bars will change your mind

Dec 10, 2020
Holiday cookies on a serving plate

Shipping your holiday treats: 10 tested tips

This is NOT the way the cookie crumbles

Dec 3, 2020
Assorted dinner rolls on pewter tray

How to make dinner rolls with discard starter

Transforming your Thanksgiving breadbasket

Nov 18, 2020
mini pies

How to downsize your pies

Mini pies for a scaled-back Thanksgiving

Nov 4, 2020
Baked apple pie

The flavors of fall: apple, pumpkin ... and sourdough

Delicious autumn recipes for your discard starter

Oct 20, 2020
Baking Sugar Alternative bag next to snickerdoodles

Our new Baking Sugar Alternative

At last! A sugar replacer that works in baking

Oct 7, 2020
Bag of rye flour and cookies

How to substitute rye for all-purpose flour

Try rye in your favorite recipes

Oct 5, 2020
Sourdough bread sliced and toasted.

Do-Nothing Sourdough Bread

Time replaces effort in this simple loaf

Sep 14, 2020
Sourdough crackers on a wooden board

Sourdough Crackers

All they're cracked up to be

Aug 24, 2020
Frosted chocolate doughnut, bite taken out

Chocolate Fudge Cake Doughnuts

Hole-y indulgence

Aug 12, 2020