Any Home Bakers Here?

[N F C]

I haven't made much because every time I back it doesn't come out good, but my cooking is always amazing... I don't get it

Baking is a science. Cooking is more intuitive I believe.

 

[FortCluck]

FortCluck, Welcome. Sometime, we all fail...but practice and guidance
helps. Where would you like to start: cookies, breads, sweet rolls...tell us
what you would like to learn first. Aria

Well I'm vegan so I guess I couldn't really make much for myself...

I'd like to learn how to do cinnamon rolls

 

[FortCluck]

My husband is the same...he can cook like no one's business, but ask him to bake anything and he's lost.

My family drools over my dinners... I made cookies the other day and they turned out hard I basically cried seeing no one ate them and said I was never going to bake again

 

[pennyJo1960]

Check the flour maybe buy some fresh

 

[FortCluck]

Check the flour maybe buy some fresh

They were the prepackaged kind that you add butter and eggs too

 

[N F C]

My family drools over my dinners... I made cookies the other day and they turned out hard I basically cried seeing no one ate them and said I was never going to bake again

There are a lot of "tried & true" recipes in the Index on the first page of the thread. Pick something out that looks interesting to you and we'll walk you through it.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Buy a small bag of AP flour dump those they can be over a year old

 

[FortCluck]

There are a lot of "tried & true" recipes in the Index on the first page of the thread. Pick something out that looks interesting to you and we'll walk you through it.

Ok thanks I'll look later on tonight when I'm focused. I'm between reading my book and checking the threads.

 

[Aria]

Cinnamon Rolls (You start with a sweet Yeast Dough)
The number one thing to remember when you are working with YEAST.
Yeast is alive....and it does not like HOT or COLD...it usually likes liquid
added 105-115 degrees.

Here is one recipe for Cinnamon Rolls:
In a bowl (you can do with a mixer or by hand mixing) I prefer the mixer.
2 cups warm water
2 1/4 teaspoons dry yeast or 1 packet
2/3 cup dry milk powder
1 tablespoon sugar (this sugar is to feed your yeast
6 tablespoons melted butter (not hot) or veggie oil)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
7 cups flour
Mix the dough... (this is a soft dough...but not sticky)
You may want to cut the recipe in half....since this is your first time.
Place the dough in a well greased bowl...cover and let Rise. Double in
size. Place the dough on a baking surface board Roll out..about 1/2 inch
In a bowl mix: 6 tablespoons soft butter, 1 tablespoons cinnamon, l cup brown sugar and l cup raisins. Spread this mixture on your rolled
out dough. Roll away from you. Cut (I use a string or dental floss to cut) 1 inch. Place in a 9 x 13 baking pan. Cover and let rise l hour or
top of the baking pan. Bake 400 degree oven 20 minutes. WATCH them until they are just golden brown...(you want them cooked just
right). In a small bowl 1 cup confec. sugar 4 tsp milk or water...some
extract (watch in liquid)...not too much, just enough to be able to
spread over your cooked golden brown Cinnammon Rolls.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU CUT THIS RECIPE IN 1/2. I did that
when I first started working with Yeast. You need to learn a lot ...be ready. You need practice. And be ready to do well...or fail. That is to
be expected. "Rome was not built in one day". Questions? Regards, Aria

 

[R2elk]

Rachel Ray in the past used to say that she could cook anything well but that she was not a good baker. She did point out that she just eyeballed her ingredients instead of actually measuring them.

Paula Deen told her that was her problem, that the ingredient amounts need to be correct and not just eyeballed when baking..