For those who've commented on subject of KAF products: Please don't misunderstand my/our comments about KAF products featured in their recipes. I am NOT ungrateful that they use them, and totally understand the need to promote them. I only want to know that if I don't have a particular item or choose not to get it, the recipe is still perfectly usable with other ingredients, and having that included in the recipe is just a help. I've learned about a lot of ingredients I'd never heard of before thanks to KAF, and have gotten quite a few of them. But I don't always have the chance to get everything I'd like. Money's tight these days wherever you are, so I try and get just those things I will use more often. I can't afford to spend money on one or two ingredients that I may only use for that one recipe, so there will be times when I need to substitute if I still want to try and make it. I'd much rather use an alternate ingredient than stash a good recipe away and never use it. I also know that the finished product may not be as good as it would be with the originally listed ingredients. But, I'm sure anyone who bakes knows, you don't always have what's needed, so you use what you have and find a way to make it work. Sometimes it works just as well; sometimes it doesn't...and sometimes it turns out even better! You just get what you're dealt when you have no choice and hope for the best. :-) So, for those who feel some of us are complaining, all I'm asking is to know what can work in place of those particular ingredients that can't be obtained except at KAF or a specialty store. Often the blogs DO give that information when someone asks, but it's not always included in the recipe, so if you only print the recipe, you won't know about it. I'm VERY grateful that the folks at KAF are so dedicated to putting out quality products, and that they listen to their customers and are willing to always help whenever there's a question. I've never known a place where you could e-mail with a question and get a response the next day. They could easily take the attitude that their recipes are only to promote their goods, but they don't. They are always open to comments and feedback, and never get defensive about what they do. So...PLEASE continue promoting your products! Just let us know in the recipe if there's something we can use in case we don't have one of them. That way if we don't have something, we won't have to go crazy waiting until we get it to try a recipe. I know I'm not the only one who wants things yesterday!! Thanks again!

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