I decided I wanted to make something damned good. I know sourdough was the joke of the pandemic but I didn't do it then. I have been trying to get used to living alone and have gotten better at baking as a result. I think I am kicking ass at it honestly. I think about the SN at the back of my drawer some days. Most days I am ok but lonely. The humera is working I don't hurt all of the time like I used to.
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sadwriter
Hanging in there
- Aug 29, 2023
- 176
That looks amazing!
Also LMAO, the title of this post was fantastic
Also LMAO, the title of this post was fantastic
Miku _fanboy101
Rahhhh
- Oct 23, 2023
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mortuarymary
Enlightened
- Jan 17, 2024
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carac
"and if this is the end, i am glad i met you."
- May 27, 2023
- 1,084
I love baking now, it's helped me a lot, I bake far too many cakes and sweet treats though, might have to try some sourdough.
Backstory I used to do a bit of cooking and baking before, but then my chronic pain became so bad I couldn't. All I could do was lie on the floor watching TV and I started watching a lof of the food network and baking shows, I used to dream of just making something, anything. Then I managed to recover and now I can actually do it!
Backstory I used to do a bit of cooking and baking before, but then my chronic pain became so bad I couldn't. All I could do was lie on the floor watching TV and I started watching a lof of the food network and baking shows, I used to dream of just making something, anything. Then I managed to recover and now I can actually do it!
This is a cake I made 2 days ago, It's an orange cake with lemon buttercream
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Andrews
Member
- Jan 1, 2024
- 52
Hey. I don't know what made me think about baking lol. So question... can you make a decent batter without a mixer and without a lot of hard work? I don't want to make a brick :) and I don't have any kitchen gear.
carac
"and if this is the end, i am glad i met you."
- May 27, 2023
- 1,084
Honestly I don't know, I think it would depend on the mix but generally my answer would be yes. I tend to use a mixer, I think it just saves time though. You should just go for it, worrying about getting things wrong put me off a lot. The more you bake though the more you learn from your mistakes and most mess ups are still usually edible and taste great
Sorry I just forgot you have wrist issues, yea it might be an issue there are things you can make though that don't require much mixing. Like you can make a pancake batter from just whisking or shaking or buy ready made stuff. You can make stuff that uses more kneading, depends what you can manage
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kawaiiphantom
I gently open the door
- Feb 1, 2024
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Dot
Info abt typng styl on prfle.
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2,830
Slf usd t/ mke cke battr alne whn ws 9-10 yrs old
Tkes smll amnt of elbw-greas bt = easy enuf
Jst softn buttr in mcrowve fr 10-15 secnds b4 blendng wth sugr if needd - tht = mst dffclt prt
Andrews
Member
- Jan 1, 2024
- 52
Thanks yea I guess it's all about experimenting. I'll watch some recipes on youtube and see if there's anything that matches my expectations :)
I can manage a bit of whisking :)
carac
"and if this is the end, i am glad i met you."
- May 27, 2023
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yea like Dot says, most cakes start with mixing sugar and butter together to like a blend. You can help this by softening or melting the butter. One thing I forgot about that requires very little mixing is Kladdkaka, like a goey swedish chocolate cake. It's really easy to make, you just make all the batter in a saucepan. You might need a cake tin with a removal bottom though but I think a shallow one would work.
Kladdkaka I made a while ago
