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  Khalid ibn al-Walid Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira al-Makhzumi  ( Arabic :  خالد بن الوليد بن المغيرة المخزومي ,  romanized :  Khālid ibn al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīra al-Makhzūmī ; died 642) was a 7th-century  Arab  military commander. He initially headed campaigns against  Muhammad  on behalf of the  Quraysh . He later became a  Muslim  and spent the remainder of his career in service to Muhammad and the first two  Rashidun   caliphs :  Abu Bakr  and  Umar . Khalid played the leading command roles in the  Ridda Wars  against rebel tribes in  Arabia  in 632–633, the  initial campaigns in Sasanian Iraq  in 633–634, and the  conquest of Byzantine Syria  in 634–638. [ 2 ] As a horseman of the Quraysh's aristocratic  Banu Makhzum  clan, which ardently opposed Muhammad, Khalid played an instrumental role in defeating Muhammad and his followers during the...
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  Simple buttercream Simple buttercream is made by  creaming  together fats ( butter ,  margarine , or  vegetable oil   shortening ) and  powdered sugar  to the desired consistency and lightness. Typically twice as much sugar as butter by weight is used. Flavorings, in the form of extracts and oils, may also be added. Some recipes call for  cream , [1]   non-fat milk solids ,  flour , [  or meringue powder. Meringue-based buttercream A  wedding cake  prepared with Swiss meringue buttercream filling and other ingredients There are three types of  meringue -based buttercream: Italian, Swiss, and American. The Italian and Swiss meringues must be cooled to room temperature in order not to melt the butter (which has a variable melting point below 35 °C (95 °F) as it is subsequently beaten in. The American meringue buttercream is a no-cook method which means there is no risk of melting the butter. O...

Difference Between Frosting Vs Icing

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Frosting vs Icing Do you know that frosting and icing are actually two different things? Frosting and Icing are often used interchangeably when we talk about decorating a cake. However, in reality, the two are  extremely different  from each other and you might have wondered the difference between them at some point while baking. The reason why they are often mistaken for each other is that they’re both used for decorating baked goods. But the way each of them is used is quite different from each other.  The table below highlights the main differences between frosting and icing w.r.t their texture, ingredients, how they are made, and their looks.  What is Frosting? Frosting is the thick, fluffy mixture that is used to decorate our cakes and cupcakes. It is the stuff that holds shape on your cakes and looks pretty in various designs.  The frosting is usually made from some  kind of fat  like Butter or Cream along with sugar and other flavoring agen...

ঢাকার প্রাচীনতম বেকারি

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  ধারণা করা হয় যে,  পুরান ঢাকার লক্ষীবাজারের দেখতে খুবই সাধারণ একটা বেকারি, সম্ভবত যেটা কিনা বর্তমানে চলমান দেশের সবচেয়ে পুরাতন ব্যবসা প্রতিষ্ঠান। অন্ততপক্ষে এটার বর্তমান মালিক এটাই দাবি করেন।  বর্তমান মালিকদের মতে এই বেকারি একজন ব্রিটিশ বেকারি ব্যবসায়ী প্রতিষ্ঠা করেন।   বর্তমান মালিক নুরুদ্দিন আহমেদের (৮০ কাছাকাছি বয়স) তথ্যানুযায়ী  "মি. ওয়েলস" ছিলেন এই প্রতিষ্ঠানের মূল মালিক এবং তিনি আরও বলেন যে ব্রিটিশ মালিক তার পিতা "বুদ্ধু মিয়া'র" কাছে ঢাকা ত্যাগ করার আগে ব্যবসা হস্তান্তর করেন। তখন থেকেই বুদ্ধু মিয়ার পরিবার বিখ্যাত সেন্ট গ্রেগরী গির্জার কাছাকাছি লক্ষ্মীবাজারে এই বেকারিটি পরিচালনা করে আসছেন, এবং মুখরোচক পেস্ট্রি, কেক, বাটার বন্, ক্রিম রোলস এবং হাজার হাজার গ্রাহকদের জন্য বিভিন্ন ধরনের বিস্কুটের বিক্রি করে আসছেন। এর কিছু ব্যতিক্রমি আইটেম শহরের অন্যান্য আধুনিক বেকারি থেকে আলাদা। এই বেকারি প্রথম ঢাকায় বিবাহের এবং ক্রিসমাসের জন্য কেক তৈরী করত। তাদের বেশিরভাগ এক্সক্লুসিভ বেকারি আইটেম যেমন জ্যাম ট্যাক্স, লাভ লেটার এন্ড চীজ কেকগুলি ডিসেম্বর ও জানুয়ারী মাসে...

Story Of Puro Pastry & Bakery

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  Puro Pastry & Bakery opened in 1 st April 2017 as a relatively small scale family run bakery.   With 20 employees and many of the products being manually produced.   Puro Pastry & Bakery began business by supplying the region with breads, Biscuits, pastries, sweets and confectionery.   Our range of products has diversified and expanded to meet the needs of the growing customer base.   Puro Pastry & Bakery now produces 250 different types of bakery items, breads, pastries, Arabic sweets, confectionary, muffins, cakes and biscotti’s are just a fraction of the variety of products.    Even with a large product base we still surpass our competitors with superior customer satisfaction and consistently excellent quality of goods.   Our vision of is to provide an increasing portfolio of high quality, specialty products in the market, whilst maintaining excellent customer satisfaction in every interaction.   Our diverse prod...

Amazing Bakeries Around the World

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Hafiz Mustasa 1864 in Istanbul Every country has its own food and culture, but if there is something that everyone loves and which we all have in common is the love of bread, especially when its warm, fresh and accompanied with butter. To my delight, I had the opportunity to travel quite often and of course, I always combined my passion for bread in my journey and visited and tasted amazing bread in the top bakeries out there. I haven’t been everywhere I want to go yet, so I’m always doing my research on where to go next. My “to-do” list is alive and kicking  That being said: here you go, my list of the best bakeries in the world. If you intend to use your passport any time soon, don’t go anywhere without it:) Note, this list is all about bakeries whose flagship product is bread and less in pastries (that will be a whole different list). The list below is in random order and not listed by any rank. They are all great! Hafiz Mustasa sells a huge variety of Turkish pa...