Simple Tips and Tricks

Below you will find some tips and tricks that can make baking a new recipe just a little bit easier:

Weigh ingredients with a food scale

When I cook I measure everything with me heart, however baking especially for beginners comes down to precision. Weighing ingredients with a food scale can help ensure consistancy and reduce errors in the kitchen.

Bring cold ingredients to room temperature

Ingredients like milk, butter, or eggs should be brought to room temperature before mixing them into your other ingredients. This helps to ensure that everything combines evenly. Down below are some tips to help bring some common cold ingredients reach room temperature faster.

• Pop eggs into some room temperature water to help them come to room temperature faster.
• Pop butter into the microwave for five second intervals to help it come to room temperature faster.
• Pop cream cheese block into the microwave for 20 second intervals to help it come to room temperature faster.

Do not overmix ingredients

Overmixing ingredients will lead to dense baked goods.

Read your recipe throughly

It is easy to overlook steps when it comes to baking, so it is important to read your recipe throughly to esnure that you understand every step and that you don't miss something like adding baking soda to your cake mix.