Baking
Baking, it's my kinda stress buster.
I had always been intrigued about baking, even as a kid. To have the power of making baked goodies when you want it, where you want it, seemed just too good to pass. I have burnt many a baking pans in my quest to unearth the right recipes. Those days were sans the luxury of internet, and recipes were often exchanged by word of mouth (read imprecise) or reproduced from the back of cake mix boxes (read boring).
Fast forward over 15 years, complete with the Internet, Kitched Aid Stand Mixers, Silpat and all. Breads, cookies, muffins, cupcakes, ask what you will and it shall be done.
There is definitely something calming about baking. Carefully measuring out cups of flour, creaming butter and sugar, beating eggs until stiff peaks form, almost like a meditation exercise in itself, with the added bonus of the aroma of the baked goods that fill your home, spreading warmth and an inexplicable feeling of joy.
And yes, for the health conscious and workaholics among us, there's tons of quick healthy baked goodies recipes out there, so you have no excuse. I have been baking my own breakfast muffins and breads almost every weekend for a while now, and it is extremely comforting. It's heartening to know exactly what went into your breakfast instead of relying on cereals out of a box or frozen breakfasts.
Christmas is here and it would be a sin to not try out a few new recipes. I have done my bit for this season.
Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies
Chocolate Bundt Cake
Happy Holidays Everyone!
I had always been intrigued about baking, even as a kid. To have the power of making baked goodies when you want it, where you want it, seemed just too good to pass. I have burnt many a baking pans in my quest to unearth the right recipes. Those days were sans the luxury of internet, and recipes were often exchanged by word of mouth (read imprecise) or reproduced from the back of cake mix boxes (read boring).
Fast forward over 15 years, complete with the Internet, Kitched Aid Stand Mixers, Silpat and all. Breads, cookies, muffins, cupcakes, ask what you will and it shall be done.
There is definitely something calming about baking. Carefully measuring out cups of flour, creaming butter and sugar, beating eggs until stiff peaks form, almost like a meditation exercise in itself, with the added bonus of the aroma of the baked goods that fill your home, spreading warmth and an inexplicable feeling of joy.
And yes, for the health conscious and workaholics among us, there's tons of quick healthy baked goodies recipes out there, so you have no excuse. I have been baking my own breakfast muffins and breads almost every weekend for a while now, and it is extremely comforting. It's heartening to know exactly what went into your breakfast instead of relying on cereals out of a box or frozen breakfasts.
Christmas is here and it would be a sin to not try out a few new recipes. I have done my bit for this season.
Chocolate Dipped Shortbread Cookies
- Recipe adapted from http://www.thesmallthingsblog.com/2011/12/cookie-week-shortbread-cookies.html
Chocolate Bundt Cake
- Recipe adapted from http://joythebaker.com/2010/05/the-making-baking-and-consumption-of-the-best-chocolate-bundt-cake-ever/
Happy Holidays Everyone!
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