My vegan muffins are crumbly, and sort of dry even though i put in heaps of freshly grated apples. Any suggestions or reasons why this might be?...

I second How Baking Works. I checked it out from the local library and I was sold--just bought the 3rd edition last week. It's great because you learn the properties of the ingredients you don't want to use so you can try and figure out what you can substitute instead. Now, go forth and bake!...

Hi all, I have a recipe that calls for Stevia, but I would like to try using sugar. I know Stevia is much sweeter (not to mention more expensive) than sugar. Does anyone know the proper ratio to use when substituting? Are there other properties that one must account for? Thanks-- EGN...