Any books for someone who wants to start baking? I want to make breads and sweets.
>>7147791
eh just start doing it from a blog that has pics of the steps so you get a better idea of technique
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-challah-bread-181004
I think challah dough is pretty easy to work with, is an easy recipe overall, and is slightly sweet with a lot of variations.
A really important technique to remember for all bread making is the window pane test. Heres a simple fill-in http://www.thekitchn.com/bakers-techniques-how-to-do-th-70784
Every so often there is a bread thread here so be on the look out
>>7147805
that recipe for challah has good photos
but i prefer this recipe due mostly to the honey
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/6760/challah-i/
>>7147791
i fucking read that as
>Any books for someone who wants to start barking?
>>7147791
read that as barking lel
>>7147791
use soft, room-temperature butter.. not melted, not cold/solid.
aside from that, as long as you're able to follow a recipe, you're gonna be able to bake. baking is a science, and cooking is more of a skill than following a recipe.
both are difficult to really master, but in different ways.
>>7147791
Bread Baker's Apprentice is fucking legit baking.
>2015
>still buying cookbooks
Seriously the Internet can be one giant cook book
When I went vegetarian I made a pinterest just because I knew literally nothing about it and knew I was going to need recipes. It worked.
>>7147861
for shit like baking it helps to understand some of the science behind the recipes.
a book like "the professional chef" is a solid thing to have around for a reference
>>7147809
Same here kek
I started cooking around the time he started putting out his first books, and for the complete beginner I'll still stand behind AB, 100%.
The hardest part about baking is learning how to work with dough (everything else is pretty much just following recipes) and for that part it's best to watch videos and practice.
>>7147884
lol
>>7147791
The Bread Bible by Rose Berenbaum.
Make sure you have a scale.
>>7147884
nicely meme'd
