baking

Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven
Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, but can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot stones. The most common baked item is bread but many other types of foods are baked. Heat is gradually transferred "from the surface of cakes, cookies, and breads to their center. As heat travels through, it transforms batters and doughs into baked goods and more with a firm dry crust and a softer center".

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  1. Puggles

    Do you knock off 25 degrees? (convection)

    This always kind of bugged me. A recipe calls for 350, I tend to use convection whenever I can (except for baking delicate things that could be negatively affected by convection) and my oven automatically knocks off 25 degrees. Does anyone else have this feature on their ovens? Do you think...
  2. Puggles

    Interesting bread baking videos

    Found some interesting baking videos. Here Here Here
  3. FoodIsFuel

    Flax egg vs regular egg

    I like the idea of cooking with flax eggs instead of real eggs. The results have been...weird. I'm finding that pancakes and muffins made with flax eggs tend to be denser. Has anyone else experienced this? Maybe I'm letting it sit too long?
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  4. T

    Baking with less butter

    Love making ginger flapjacks, but don't like the huge amount of butter. Any ideas on sensible replacements that don't add odd flavours? Tried light olive oil, adds a taste and flapjack didn't set. Making scones, rubbing butter into flour, is there a kitchen implement etc that speeds this up...
  5. Barriehie

    Salted Whey For Baking

    So I made mozzarella cheese yesterday and per the recipe added 1/3 cup salt, I used Himalayan pink salt, to the whey after recovering the curds from 1/2 gallon of whole milk. Now I want to use the whey for the water part of my bread and it will also contribute to the salt. I weighed three...
  6. AdaptAndAchieve

    Sugar reduction in Baking

    I avoid artificial sweeteners by choice, but need to reduce sugar. I started working on sugar reduction after reading this article How to reduce sugar in cake. Because I use oil instead of butter I use the blended method, and have found I can go as low as I want to with no obvious impact on the...
  7. AdaptAndAchieve

    How to set yourself up to fail

    1) use a test recipe which turned out less than perfect last time 2) combine this with testing the bake setting in your air-fryer 3) use that silicone cake mould that you spotted in the shop last week. 4) forget to look for any info on silicone mould use or air fryer cake baking until it's time...
  8. msmofet

    What are you baking today (2025)?

    Here's to great baking in 2025 ! I plan on baking a mini cheesecake and an apple pie for New Year's Eve/Day desserts.
  9. SandwichShortOfAPicnic

    Unparalleled bake off skills

    Not really news or new news either but I thought TastyReuben might enjoy Lumleys skills 😂 View: https://youtu.be/qeormoh78JY?si=g5Nti6zYlOC5JgjV
  10. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Baking trays gone mouldy

    I opened the oven for the first time in a few months earlier today, only to find that everything in there including the grill shelf and all my baking trays and roasting tins. This was the least affected. What do you reckon? Are they all goners? Can any be saved or would it be safer just not...
  11. Mothergoosygander

    I love baking cookies! What’s your favourite recipe?

  12. msmofet

    What are you baking today (2024)?

    Well, let's kick off the new year. I love cheesecake with cherry topping.
  13. GadgetGuy

    What influenced you to get into baking?

    The year was around April, 1968 for me. I was 17 & I was reading a cookbook. Forgot the name of it, but the pictures of the finished baked products were in black & white. It was homemade yeast bread. At the time, I wanted to try it just to see how it would work. I made 2 loaf pans for plain...
  14. Windigo

    The Dutch food thread, because Dutch food isn't so bad as its reputation.

    So I decided to make a thread about Dutch food, because internationally there are so many misconceptions about it. Supposedly our food is bland, repetitive and uninteresting. Talking about Dutch food usually conjures up images of cheese, potatoes, sad vegetables and mashed potatoes. Maybe if...
  15. A

    Baking with sugar instead of maple syrup

    Please see this recipe. Healthy Carrot Cake Recipe | With Quinoa & Applesauce - Simply Quinoa Suppose I want to use sugar or xylitol instead of maple syrup to make it a bit sweeter. Should I use a higher oven temperature for the sugar to cook properly? Anything else I need to be aware of.
  16. B

    non-baking recipes. do you measure ingredients?

    short of baking, I dont. I just kinda dump and go. I find unless you really ventured off the original recipe, the final product isn't affected that much. I'm about to try to make my own HongKong style XO sauce and I might measure what I use, and take notes just incase I nail it on the first...
  17. B

    I have a thing for baking sheet pans. not what you think.

    I LOVE me a restaurant supply house. I get my baking sheets there. half pan sheets? dunno. I use them all the time. I recently bought some tiny ones. 1/8th sheets? ahhh, gotta love them fractions! they have been instrumental in making my kitchen life better. thawing something in the...
  18. Windigo

    Recipe Honey & orange zest cake

    One of my favorite cakes, a little more work than regular cake but very worth it. It's a little smaller than a regular pound cake. Ingredients: 170 g of honey of your choice, I prefer a darker stronger tasting one to not lose the flavor in the cake. 85 g of golden syrup 2 beaten eggs 140 g...
  19. Windigo

    Recipe Flemish waffles with pumpkin spice

    So I bought a waffle Iron, and really wanted to try it out. And there's a flour challenge going on, so I figured this was the perfect time to make use of my waffle Iron. It's low in WW points for those who are interested, 5 points a piece ( without toppings). I mean 1 heart with a piece! Not...
  20. Puggles

    Adding water during bread baking

    Adding water to preheated vessel during baking bread helps create steam to make for a more crispy crust, does that work all the time? My Sourdough needs a more crispy crust and that is the only thing I know that helps. When it's cooled, it's more "leathery" and I want it to, if anything get...
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