Summer or winter, I love to baking at home. On the menu for this evening, a fresh Cherry Pie made with just picked and pitted Midwest sour cherries. We ordered ours in advance. For the crust, I use my Mom’s Moms recipe. That is where we get our brownie recipe as well.
Setting Up Kitchen For Baking At Home
Baking at home is part art and part science. In Colorado, one needs to be prepared to follow High Altitude suggestions – a few more minutes, a bit more flour. Getting the perfect recipe down can require a little trial and error. Having taste testers AKA kids on hand is a great way to perfect baking.
Equally important is having the kitchen ready ahead of time to make it easy to bake. Some small ideas to consider when baking.
Top 8 Baking Suggestions For Boulder Colorado
- Have mixing bowls and spatulas that are only used for baking at home. Martha Stewart suggests…
- Keep dry ingredients like flour and sugar handy in bins.
Prepare an area for rolling dough or cooling cookies ahead of time.
- Consider a Natural Grocer for supplies especially for special requests such as Gluten Free.
- Store cookie sheets vertically – easier to find what you need.
- Drawers that pull out installed in a kitchen are ideal for storing baking gear. See Houzz for more ideas.
- Tech Area – having a space for a Tablet is ideal – I use mine to get measuring equivalents and keep recipes front and center. Plus sometimes seeing how to do something on YouTube is handy.
- Remodeling? Consider a double oven. The holy grail of cooking – the meal is up top and the pie can cook below. Two ovens is ideal for baking at home.
Favorite Baked Items
Believe it or not, I love to bake Apple Pie in the Fall. My wife loves to make Chocolate Chip cookies as well as gluten free. I love baked potatoes, roasted veggies, and all sorts of cakes. I make a really good apple cinnamon cake at Thanksgiving and frosted sugar cookies in the winter.
What is your favorite baked item?