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At the end of every video, our audience will be able to learn different kinds of baking techniques and be able to start on baking different types of recipes. We accept requests our audience asks for certain techniques or recipes they would want to try whether it would be breads, rolls, cupcakes or wedding cakes, etc.

Background of Baking

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.

Purpose of Baking

Baking is a skill or way of cooking in an oven. Sometimes, though, baking can also be done in hot ashes, or hot stones. It is used for making bread, cakes, pastries, pies, tarts, cookies, and much more.

Benefits of Baking

Some of the benefits of baking are the following:enhances the cognitive activity of the brain, which makes you smarter and brighter, could reduce the stress you are facing, and enhance your creativity.

First People to Bake

Egyptians are said to fist bake.They were also pioneers in baking as they were the first to use yeast on their bread. After,Roman Empire’s Baker Guild happened around 168 BC.

Origin of Baking

Baking originated from Ancient Greece. Bread baking began in Ancient Greece around 600 BC leading to the invention of enclosed ovens. Baking flourished during the Roman Empire.

Baking forBeginners

Novice bakers are turning to YouTube for simple, easy-to-follow instructions as they start mastering the basics. In particular, recipes involving five ingredients or fewer prove to be popular as beginners look to cut back on complexity, minimise mistakes and maximise taste.

Baking Basics

Blending, folding, sifting, and stirring ensures the ingredients are properly combined. Cutting also combines ingredients but it ensures the final product bakes up flaky. Beating, creaming, kneading, and whipping incorporate air into the batter. The air pockets give the baked goods its final texture after baking.

Baking Essentials

Entering the field of baking, it is necessary for you as a future baker to have the basic needs in order to help you out in the process of baking to create an output.

Baking Pans

A good set of baking pans makes all the difference between a sunken, burnt cake and a perfect one. In general a nice thick pan with a light to medium colored finish is going to be your safest bet (I typically avoid glass for baking since it heats so much differently and can drastically affect baking times).

Kitchen Scale (Mixing & Measuring)

For truly accurate baking, a scale is key. For things like flour especially, cup measurements are entirely inaccurate, and for that reason, baking by weight is preferred by pro bakers anywhere.

Other Needs

Parchment, Silpats, Fine Mesh Sieve, Chocolate Melting Pot, Round Cutters, Piping Bag & Tips, Pastry brush, Bench Scraper, Tart tamper, Microplane grater, Squeeze Bottles and Kitchen Torch.

Must Try Recipes

Some Easy to do Recipes

Classic Banana Bread

Ingridients

2 to 3 medium (7" to 7-7/8" long) very ripe bananas, peeled (about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups mashed)
1/3 cup (76g) butter, unsalted or salted, melted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 pinch salt
3/4 cup (150g) sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)
1 large egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups (205g) all-purpose flour

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 4x8-inch loaf pan.

2. In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.

3. Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.

4. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350°F (175°C), or until a toothpick or wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. A few dry crumbs are okay; streaks of wet batter are not. If the outside of the loaf is browned but the center is still wet, loosely tent the loaf with foil and continue baking until the loaf is fully baked..

5. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for a few minutes. Then remove the banana bread from the pan and let cool completely before serving. Slice and serve. (A bread knife helps to make slices that aren't crumbly.)

6. Wrapped well, the banana bread will keep at room temperature for 4 days. For longer storage, refrigerate the loaf for up to 5 days, or freeze it.

Sea Salt Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Ingridients

2 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
12 ounces dark chocolate chunks
1 tablespoon sea salt flakes

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

2. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.

3. Add the room temperature butter, brown sugar and white sugar to a large mixing bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer.

4. Cream the butter and sugar together on medium speed for 2 minutes, using an electric hand mixer or stand mixer.

5. Add the egg, egg yolks and vanilla extract to the butter/sugar mixture.

6. Beat on medium speed until combined.

7. Add the flour mixture and beat until all of the ingredients are combined.

8. Add the dark chocolate chunks and use a spatula to stir them into the cookie dough.

9. Use an ice cream scoop to scoop the cookie dough out onto a baking stone or parchment lined baking sheet.

10.Place in the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes.

11. Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately sprinkle flakey sea salt over the cookies.

12. Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire baking rack, or eat immediately for warm, cookie goodness!