Any Home Bakers Here?

[MrsMistyReal]

Hey I've used a bread marker, & I've baked from scratch, & yes through mishaps and mistakes I managed. No matter how long you've bin baking, you still muck up, that includes cooking, & pretty much anything in life

 

[rjohns39]

@N F C @sunflour @rjohns39 thank you much. I think I just want to try a loaf of white bread. Or maybe some rolls. I saw a 5 ingredient recipe at the beginning of this thread I was thinking of trying. It doesn't matter she's a breadaholic. If it's warm, soft and tastes good with butter she will like it.

Sunflour my mom is a gifted baker like many on this thread. Everything she makes is beautiful and delicious. I have made bread with her many times and it's fine. On my own, It's not horrible but I wonder if I mix too much or I don't knead enough. Something. My bread ends up too dense or it doesn't rise as nicely at the baking stage. It's been so long since I tried I can't remember
I have to figure it out though, I took my bread machine to goodwill when I went through a purge cycle. Biting my nails over that.

I took a class with Craftsy online... For me the key was learning to understand the look and feel of the dough. For me, one of my favorites is a dutch oven recipe with a really shaggy dough.

 

[N F C]

@igorsMistress Try the 1-hour French bread recipe that is in this thread. While it may not be the best bread out there, it is easy, fairly fool-proof and only makes 1 loaf. I find I need to bake it longer than the recipe says though. It is also good with Italian herbs and shredded cheese mixed in before baking.
Success will give you confidence to try again.

Is that the one called "Easy Peasy French Bread" posted here:#2247?

That's a good beginner one (heck, I still make it sometimes when I'm short on time).

 

[N F C]

I took a class with Craftsy online... For me the key was learning to understand the look and feel of the dough. For me, one of my favorites is a dutch oven recipe with a really shaggy dough.

YouTube can be a helpful source of seeing how dough should look too.

 

[ronott1]

I need to figure out what to bake this weekend....It is a three day weekend for me too.

 

[Wolfgang B.]

My wife made cheesecakes for me for Valentine's day. They were delicious!!

 

[N F C]

My wife made cheesecakes for me for Valentine's day. They were delicious!!

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Those look good! I hope you let her have a bite too

 

[ronott1]

My wife made cheesecakes for me for Valentine's day. They were delicious!!

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Very Nice!

It might be time for cheese cake....

 

[N F C]

Very Nice!

It might be time for cheese cake....

It's always time for cheese cake

 

[ronott1]

It's always time for cheese cake

Yes! It is always cheese cake time somewhere....