Baking Is A Slice Of Cake

By Judielee Lawson

As a child, I have always watched my mother cook different dishes at home. I would know that there is an upcoming occasion since I could smell something yummy is cooking in our kitchen. She will always cook pasta, meat stews and also other local delicacies that will make us really excited simply because of the flavorful aroma that the air inside our home brings when she cooks.


I have always already been curios how her dishes tend to be made and I prefer to be able to cook something like that when I grow up. My grandmother will also cook similar dishes to what my mother makes but I think my mother's cooking tastes better. Maybe since we got used to it and my grandmother's way of cooking is very traditional as in comparison with my mom's modern approach with all the brand new different kinds of components. I assumed to myself that I would want to cook something better to impress my mother and my grandmother when I am old enough.


As I was growing up, I've managed to get numerous instructions and tricks from my mother when she cooks something. There aren't any secret recipes or virtually any secret herbs and spices that she uses. It's all in the technique how you cook it. Patience really pays off when you're cooking an excellent meal simply because you simply can't hurry it up while you want it to come out virtually perfectly. That also applies so much more on baking. You cannot just mix your cake batter just as much as you want because you will be pushing a bunch of air into your cake batter and it will come out too flat or too fluffy. You can't force your cookies to come out in the oven immediately because you are too impatient to taste how they are. All you can do it wait and to make sure that you time the baking process according to the instructions.


Baking is so much different from cooking a meal. Once you cook your meals, you may add more spices to taste if it is a bit bland or you could just add more substances or more water if it tastes too strong. In baking, everything should be calculated and all the substance needs to be measured exactly as it's indicated in the recipe. If you're baking bread and you put in a lot of flour in it, it can either be too difficult to eat or too crumby to piece. If you put a bit too much water in the dough, it might turn out just like a soggy and tasteless cake. It is really difficult to experiment on baking unlike cooking.


Given the fact that baking is too complex for me, I have really found my niche in baking because it gives me a different feeling of accomplishment when the pastry you've baked turns out very well and everyone appreciates it so much more. I have managed to master the art of baking cookies and brownies and I can say that baking is so much easier than you thought if only you have the drive to go for the results that you want to achieve.


I know that the results of your first attempts may be disappointing but if at first you get a flat, tasteless piece of bread, do not be troubled because you are generally on the right track. Next thing you know, you are baking your way in the pastry industry and you certainly will say that it is only a piece of cake. - 31832

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