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the new King Arthur Flour holiday catalogue

MariotaMurielle — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:52:55 GMT

oh my! I just received this in the mail today and was practically salivating while looking through it. I'm not much of a baker, but they have lots of mixes that look like something even I could do. and beautiful holiday paper molds and containers. this makes me want to do some holiday baking. I've never ordered from this company though. have any of you ever used their mixes?

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Sammijo10 — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:38:41 GMT

Oh, good! I hope mine is in the mail today! While I tend to like to make things from scratch, their mixes are very good. I ordered their gluten free cake mixe for a co-worker having a b-day and it was awesome. My homemade scones are like hockey pucks no matter what I do, but once I tried the KA mixes, I was hooked. DH loves them, but SHHH, he still thinks I make them from scratch.

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tkins — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 22:00:22 GMT

Yes, they are wonderful (both the mixes and the company). I'm with Sammijo, I also do most of my baking from scratch, but when it comes to scones forget it, they always turn out dry. The King Arthur scone mixes always turn out great and a nice variety of flavors. I order a lot of my baking supplies from them as well especially the parchment paper sheets in different sizes and no curling like you get with the rolls of parchment paper, all purpose bags for storing baked goods. The yeast bread mixes are really good too. The reviews are always helpful and if you are unhappy with something for any reason, they go out of their way to make it right (either helping you fix the problem, replacing or refunding). They have the best customer service. You can also sign up for email savings and updates, you get wonderful recipes, special deals and an occasional short survey wish usually gets you a $10.00 reward.

tkins

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PamelaSue72 — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 01:33:16 GMT

Love King Arthur! Their chocolate chip cookie recipe (The Essential Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie from The King Arthur Cookie Companion) is the only one I make now. Their Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Biscotti recipe from the same book is just plain awesome. I have all of their cookbooks and can't find a thing wrong with any of the recipes.

We were just at the King Arthur store a couple weeks ago when we were in Vermont and I loved it there. DH and I spent a good 2-3 hours in the store. I came home with two bags of all-purpose flour (on sale and cheaper than what grocery stores carry it), a bag of bread flour, a bag of pizza flour, pizza dough seasoning, pearl sugar, some decorating sugars, a bottle of bakers ammonia (used in some of their sugar cookie recipes and I could not find it in our drug stores here in PA), a bottle of boiled apple cider, and many other items. I don't normally use mixes, but somehow a box of Eggnog Sugar Cookie mix and a box of Apple Cinnamon donut mix found their way into my cart, along with a new donut pan, courtesy of my DH. As well as a large coffee mug that says, "Bake". DH said he saw it and had to get it for me.

After shopping, we went into the bakery and enjoyed a cinnamon bun and an apple danish. I can tell you that, for a store-bought cinnamon bun, this was easily the best cinnamon bun I've ever eaten. DH loved his apple danish. Delicious. Simply delicious.

My dream is to go back and take a baking class. Alas, we were on the cancellation list for their pizza class that day, but nobody canceled....darn it. We will go back. It's an amazing place.

I haven't tried the mixes yet, but I can tell you that the recipes in the cookbooks and the King Arthur recipes online are superb!

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glmama — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 01:41:20 GMT

Just got mine today, too. Love looking through their catalogs, and I DO love many of their products. However, I am always bummed that their shipping is high and that they rarely do a Free S&H. That's my only beef with KAF. Other than that, I love them!

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jaxs mom — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 01:45:57 GMT

I've never used their mixes as I'm scratch baker but I have ordered ingredients from them. Double check other sources, some of their stuff is easily found elsewhere for less.

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denisemb — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 03:57:25 GMT

My late MIL swore by their ingredients and she was a wonderful baker. I was lucky enough to inherit many of her baking pans from KAF, but unfortunately, didn't get to learn her bread skills in the short time we had together.

I did try their sourdough starter and if you want a taste of heaven, try their recipe for Sourdough Carrot Cake. :::swoon:::

I recently purchased a bread maker and found another source for mixes called Prepared Pantry. Had a few misses (just our particular taste), but generally their mixes are foolproof and very good. They have a flat rate shipping of $5.99 for over $25 in orders and also sell individual ingredients.

So far, I'm having so much fun with their mixes, I haven't tried making my own bread!

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granny me — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:03:26 GMT

I had to go look after all the raves and wow, so many tasty looking treats.

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prisrob — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:45:11 GMT

You can sign up for their newsletter,which is excellent. http://www.pages02.net/thekingarthurflourcompany/Signup/

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Cats3000 — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:32:48 GMT

We live about 40 minutes from the King Arthur Store in Norwich, VT. If you're ever in the area, you have to make a visit. It is really enjoyable.

We went there a couple of days ago and bought enough of their donut, scone and muffin mixes to last us through the winter.

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ucm_mom — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:48:32 GMT

I received this catalog yesterday--not sure why, but I will keep it just for the recipes, even if I don't order. There is a recipe for caramel-pecan fudge tarts that looks so good! It is made with a pie crust and uses a muffin tin lined with the crust and filled with a delicious looking caramel-pecan filling. Many other items of interest in their catalog.

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Eileen in Virginia — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:10:03 GMT

I just received my first KAF catalog today. Has anyone tried their gluten-free mixes? Are they good? My brother-in-law has celiac's disease and it would be great if I could give him a good gluten-free baking mix. I noticed that KAF has a gluten-free gift set. Thanks!

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Illinois Judy — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:58:25 GMT

I love the products from King Arthur Flour and buy them often. I'm addicted to the scone mixes, in fact today I made the maple walnut scones and they are very good. My favorite scone mix is the plain one and I add their mini-cinnamon chips and they disappear fast. I have also used some of the other mixes but pretty much I back from scratch except for scones. I have most of their ingredients and am always looking to try something new and so I frequently go to the website for ideas and recipes. One of the features I like best is on the recipe page, "bake with what you have" and you can list what you have on hand and several recipes will pop up. They do get back to you too if you email questions.

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Illinois Judy — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:00:14 GMT

I forgot to mention, I also use their sourdough starter, have been baking with it for years.

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susankate — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:23:51 GMT

LOVE KAF!! I ORDER THEIR SCONE MIXES FOR BREAKFAST FOOD...THE PEACHES AND CREAM, CHOCOLATE CHIP, STRAWBERRY CREAM, JUST TO NAME A FEW, ARE DELICIOUS!!

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Sammijo10 — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:46:04 GMT

On 10/29/2014 Eileen in VA said:
I just received my first KAF catalog today. Has anyone tried their gluten-free mixes? Are they good? My brother-in-law has celiac's disease and it would be great if I could give him a good gluten-free baking mix. I noticed that KAF has a gluten-free gift set. Thanks!

Eileen, I baked one of their gluten free chocolate cake mixes for a co-worker and it was very nearly the best chocolate cake I've ever eaten. Do not hesitate, after going without for so long, your BIL will swoon at the taste of this cake.

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Eileen in Virginia — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 03:20:44 GMT

On 10/29/2014 Sammijo said:
On 10/29/2014 Eileen in VA said:
I just received my first KAF catalog today. Has anyone tried their gluten-free mixes? Are they good? My brother-in-law has celiac's disease and it would be great if I could give him a good gluten-free baking mix. I noticed that KAF has a gluten-free gift set. Thanks!

Eileen, I baked one of their gluten free chocolate cake mixes for a co-worker and it was very nearly the best chocolate cake I've ever eaten. Do not hesitate, after going without for so long, your BIL will swoon at the taste of this cake.

Sammijo, thanks so much!

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house_cat — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:17:12 GMT

Oh, dear ! I got mine this week and haven't had time to look through it. Maybe I'd better just stick it into the recycle bin right now and save myself a lot of money.