Have you been trying to bake lately? Many people attempted to pick up baking as a hobby during the last year in response to being locked in their homes for an extended period of time. People all over the world were on the hunt for new hobbies, and baking seemed to be an easy one that many people tried to take on. However, most people who tried to tackle making baked goods ran into the problem that most people do; baking is actually harder than what most people think. Sure, your average person can buy a simple box of brownie mix at the store and bake mediocre brownies in about an hour - I’m not talking about that kind of baking though. I’m talking about intricate, detailed, made from scratch, delectable baking that takes years of honing and patience in order to perfect. Sounds like too much for you? Well I have some good news for you. I am willing to impart my mound of baking knowledge onto you through this brief article. So sit back and relax while I give you some tips and tricks that you need to know if you want to start baking.
The first tip I have for you is about cookies. Yes, cookies are probably the most widely attempted bake for many novice bakers, because they are relatively simple to bake and to whip up. Cookies are nice because they can get as complex or as straightforward as you desire, but it definitely takes some skill and patience to get good at baking cookies. The tip I have for you involves the actual bake of the cookies themselves. Most people struggle with finding the right time to pull their cookies out of the oven, and different websites and internet sources will tell you differently. My personal method is to always wait for the ends of the cookies to start slightly browning. When the edge of the cookie touching the pan is slowly picking up a nice golden brown color, they are ready to come out. Don’t wait any longer or those things will be burnt and you will just have committed the equivalent of a war crime in the baking world.
The other thing to keep in mind when baking is that baking can be very wasteful. Depending on the ingredients you’re using, you could end up throwing a lot of unused stuff away. In addition to this, millions of trash and garbage is produced every year by people baking in their homes and throwing away packaging and the like. Do your best to be environmentally conscious about what you are using when you bake, and try your best to recycle things like candy boxes, bottles, and other things like that. Honestly, if you aren’t already recycling your candy boxes, you may as well not get into baking at all. We don’t want you around in our community if you aren’t taking care of the planet.
A final tip I have for you is that if you are making muffins or cupcakes, it can be super helpful to use an ice cream scoop to dish out perfect proportions into each little muffin tin or whatever. This means that you muffins and cupcakes will be more even and you don’t have to worry about being “that friend” that can’t even make a simple cupcake without screwing it all up.
