Southern_Living_June_2017

JUNE 2017 / SOUTHERNLIVING.COM

116

ALL-PURPOSE

FLOUR

Gold Medal

goldmedalflour

.com

For Lolley,

bake sale-

worthy

cookies and

potluck-

presentable

piecrusts start

with Gold

Medal flour. Its

higher protein

provides a

sturdier

softness.

CAKE FLOUR

Swans Down

swansdown.com

Swans Down

is one of

Lolley’s secret

weapons for

perfect pound

cake. This

flour is also

essential for

mile-high layer

cakes that

taste as

delicious as

they look.

HERBS AND SPICES

McCormick

mccormickworldofflavors.com

Seasonings can make or break a recipe. McCormick brings our’s to life, from

the warm cinnamon aroma in cast-iron sticky buns to a dash of red pepper that

adds subtle heat to a batch of brownies. While most herbs and spices will keep for

two to three years, Lolley recommends monitoring their color and smell.

Replace them if they begin to look dull or have little fragrance.

VANILLA

Nielsen-Massey

nielsenmassey.com

Vanilla is no

afterthought

in our Test

Kitchen. Lolley

likes Nielsen-

Massey’s

carefully

sourced

extracts for

their rich,

aromatic notes,

which round

out any recipe.

BAKING

CHOCOLATE

Ghirardelli

ghirardelli.com

From wafers

and chips to

bars and

Dutch process

cocoa powder—

Ghirardelli

offers a wide

range of top-

quality baking

chocolate that

outperforms its

price point.