How many of you guys enjoy baking?

[FrenchieBoy]

I was very kindly given some venison a few months ago by a member on here and ended up baking a load of Venison Pies. There were too many to store in my freezer so I gave a good few of them away to our elderly neighbours who were "feeling the pinch"! They enjoyed them that much that they asked for more of anything that I baked and had too much of to store in my freezer. With that I have taken up baking and find it quite relaxing, satisfying and rewarding when I can help others out at the same time. I now find that I am baking at least twice a week, Yesterday it was Cheese and Onion Turnovers, Sausage Rolls and Apple Turnovers, many of which are spoken for already.
I'll get a few photos done and post them shortly.
With that in mind how many of you guys enjoy baking as too?

p.s. The wife even bought me a proper chef's apron!

Edit: I should have added that the wife even loves me baking all of our own bread, both loaves and rolls!

 

[T.eddie]

Love baking cinnamon rolls, can't beat the smell in the house when they are being made

 

[Buchan]

Try your own ciabatta - fantastic stuff. Look at Vincenzo's plate for a guide. It's a crazy sticky dough, but the flavour!!

 

[T.eddie]

Some soufflés and a rustic bread we did a while ago

 

[Bo Diddley]

Love cooking, especially pies

 

[VSS]

Although not into baking myself, I'm fortunate that my wife is, and I enjoy the results on a daily basis. I can't remember ever having bread, cakes, biscuits or pies that weren't home-baked, unless I've been eating out.

 

[Bo Diddley]

Although not into baking myself, I'm fortunate that my wife is, and I enjoy the results on a daily basis. I can't remember ever having bread, cakes, biscuits or pies that weren't home-baked, unless I've been eating out.

You're a lucky man to have found such a good wife

 

[Morkai]

I dont do much baking at all but love cooking in general, same as you, I find it very relaxing.

Really cant understand people who find cooking stressful.

 

[FrenchieBoy]

As promised here are a few photos of the results of yesterdays baking session.
Left - Apple Turnovers with Cinnamon
Centre - Cumberland Sausage Rolls
Right - Cheese and Onion Turnovers.
(All baked with my own Flaky Pastry)
I have Venison pies as well as Pheasant and Rabbit Pies and Minced Beef and Onion Pies that I baked but they are now deep frozen.

 

[Morkai]

I want a steak and kidney suet pudding now......might have to go shopping for ingredients.

 

[User00035]

I dont do much baking at all but love cooking in general, same as you, I find it very relaxing.

Really cant understand people who find cooking stressful.

I agree. A house isn't a home without a well used kitchen. It's the heart of the home for me. The room that sustains you and keeps you alive. There's nothing nicer than flicking the radio on and getting cooking.

I don't bake either. I don't eat any refined carbohydrate, sugar or processed food. Partly to lose weight (it works, big time) and partly because I don't want to develop diabetes which eventually killed my father, and I could see myself going the same way so decided to overhaul my diet.

But I love the baking vibe. I used to bake my own bread in the past and baking pies from meat I've shot myself appeals hugely. Shame I could only eat one once in a blue moon.

Like most people of my generation, my mum was a great baker. Right up to her final days she was still baking buns and scones even though she could barely manage. Her pantry was full of old fashioned metal cake tins and if you got peckish in our house when I was a kid, you went to the pantry and started opening tins in search of goodies.

 

[patrickt]

I was very kindly given some venison a few months ago by a member on here and ended up baking a load of Venison Pies. There were too many to store in my freezer so I gave a good few of them away to our elderly neighbours who were "feeling the pinch"! They enjoyed them that much that they asked for more of anything that I baked and had too much of to store in my freezer. With that I have taken up baking and find it quite relaxing, satisfying and rewarding when I can help others out at the same time. I now find that I am baking at least twice a week, Yesterday it was Cheese and Onion Turnovers, Sausage Rolls and Apple Turnovers, many of which are spoken for already.
I'll get a few photos done and post them shortly.
With that in mind how many of you guys enjoy baking as too?

p.s. The wife even bought me a proper chef's apron!

Edit: I should have added that the wife even loves me baking all of our own bread, both loaves and rolls!

FB, nice to hear that you are active again. I too enjoy cooking/baking. I was wondering when do you get issued with the fishnet stockings etc, just asking for a friend you understand. take care Pete!


Patrick

 

[shakey jake]

i followed hank shaws venison and kidney pie but did it with dumplings. amazing recipe. but i cant be bothered with most baking. bread seems far too much faff and not a fan of sweet stuff

 

[User00035]

i followed hank shaws venison and kidney pie but did it with dumplings. amazing recipe. but i cant be bothered with most baking. bread seems far too much faff and not a fan of sweet stuff

Soda bread is very easy to bake and taste sensational straight out of the oven.

This bloke was on Rick Stein's food heroes.

 

[camodog]

What next.......

 

[shakey jake]

im sure some recipes are easy, but so is going to shop im a complete philistein

Soda bread is very easy to bake and taste sensational straight out of the oven.

This bloke was on Rick Stein's food heroes.

 

[User00035]

What next.......

You jest, but it's happening. Not in my house I might add.

Men in stitches: they're taking up knitting to relax

Women outnumbered at woollens event, as male interest in retro crafts increases

www.independent.co.uk

 

[VSS]

im sure some recipes are easy, but so is going to shop im a complete philistein

If faced with the choice between learning to make pastry and going shopping, I'd get my sleeves rolled up and my apron on straight away. Shopping is much more difficult in my opinion, although I have now perfected the art: I simply hand my list to a shop assistant, and follow them around with a trolley. They are called "assistants" for a reason, I tell my wife. She thinks I'm both mad and embarrassing, in equal measure.

 

[JockStalk]

I also enjoy baking - mainly breads, sourdoughs, ciabatta etc.

More than once the wife has called me a master baker.

At least that’s what I think she said?

 

[Morkai]

Well done @FrenchieBoy
Im now making hand raised venison & pork pies.

Going to use cloudy apple juice to make the the jelly for them!

@Finch tempted by some carbs?