5:3, plus some yeast and salt.

[mangosteen]

In the continuing effort to transcend the stereotypical culinary roles of my gender (breakfast foods and grilling), I've decided to learn how to bake things

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[koshmom]

You ought to try challah. Also, if you're seriously into baking, be sure you have a table mixer, like a Kitchenaid mixer. It can knead bread with the right attachment.

[mangosteen]

Aye. I have the "Why Do I Have a 1 Horsepower Motor In My Kitchen" Kitchenaid.

Yea, it is awesome. :)

[syringavulgaris]

I may be a freak or just Midwestern, but I can't force myself to let the mixer knead. It's like putting your shoes on the bed, or something.

[dreamsewing]

that was odd (the above post "*waves*nice to meet you") isn't that from last year? LJ weirdness.

but on topic; it's all just Chemistry, edible, tasty Chemistry...

[hrafn]

Breakfast foods are stereotyped as "appropriate for men to cook"? . . . How did I miss this?

My favorite bread-like thing to bake is waffles. It's about the only bread-like thing I do on anything like a regular basis, because everything else takes so much time.

[hammercock]

Awesome! I do love baking from scratch.

Now that you've made cream puffs, try making TOTORO CREAM PUFFS. :)

[minkrose]

Holy shit I am so glad you posted that link. WOW. Thank you.

[hammercock]

Hee! You're welcome. Are they not incredibly adorable? trowa_barton made a bunch for our baby shower last year.

[rikibeth]

He got pretty obsessive about the eyes, too!

[tamidon]

I got over the Zen of hand kneading decades ago...gods bless the kitchenaid. I do love baking, and it's something i don't have pro mindset on and can be easier on myself about. I've been wanting to do the Jacques Torres thing of making the cookie dough a day in advance and letting it cure in the fridge...supposedly makes truly awesome CC cookies, but i never have the patience

[rikibeth]

I haven't noticed a difference between freshly-made dough and dough held in the fridge, and I used to make... how big were those Lexans? Call it the 10x10x10 cubes... of cookie dough (CC, WCC/Macadamia, Oatmeal, and I think I also had PB) and bake them off as-needed. I'd call it convenient rather than an improvement as such.

OTOH, if you think you have a use for freshly-baked cookies as-needed, a batch can keep a good long time. And fridge is a distinct improvement over scooped-and-frozen. THAT, I can swear to.

[syringavulgaris]

My choux worked first time without trauma nor yet scenes reminiscent of a 50s disaster movie!

On the other hand, we do not speak of the First Meringue.