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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[awfief]

I trust you -- I've added it to my "to acquire" list.

[slipjig]

You shan't be sorry. The KitchenAid stand mixer is a reason to get up in the morning.

[infinitehotel]

Ruhlman is an outstanding writer in general. He's gone long into food over the last decade(his Charcuterie is waiting when you get into meat!) but his book Wooden Boats about a group of people working one of the few all-wood boatyards left in the US is a great read as well.

[rikibeth]

BOOKS GOING ON MY LIBRARY HOLD LIST THANK YOU

[minkrose]

Have you (or, I suppose, Jenn?) gotten into Harold McGee for cooking stuff? I'd suggest starting with On Food and Cooking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Food_and_Cooking) which we love dearly. I'd lend it but, we can't really be away from it for that long. :D

Hooray baking!

[mangosteen]

As it turns out, I just ordered a copy of "On Food and Cooking" a few days ago, and it should be arriving tomorrow. It has been a while since I've been this excited about a book. :)

[inseriatim]

My boyfriend read the entire thing from cover to cover. It is awesome.

[beah]

I wrap logs of cookie dough in wax paper or plastic wrap and then wrap that in foil, and store it in the freezer so that I can have cut-and-bake cookies on demand. They keep well, but never last long!

[mizarchivist]

We refer to that as homemade shame. Mind you, we ruin it by actually baking it later. It's exceptionally handy.

[rikibeth]

Not ruined if you eat it JUST out of the oven. Ahh, warm chocolate chips.

[pseydtonne]

In my mind, baking is a compiled language and cooking is an interpreted language.

If I screw up while making something on a stove top, I just review what can compensate and toss it in. If I screw up a loaf of bread, it's too late. Thus I was amazed when my turkey came out beautifully on the first try -- and then i realized I'd been studying other people's turkey recipes for years.

[mangosteen]

That's a remarkably apt analogy. Thanks!