Baking and Books discussion

Tell us a little about yourself and what you like to bake!

Hello! I'm Caroline, I'm from the UK and I LOVE to bake (it's why I run).

It's not exactly therapy but I love the whole process. Recpies I know well I can do from memory or with the gentle reminder of my beloved and battered books - my favourite ones are copied onto index cards and stored in a small photograph album (wipe-clean, see?). Familiar friends, the scents and textures which always come together in the same way with a comforting reward at the end.

New experiments thrill me, too. At the moment I often bake for my gaming group, several of whom are gluten-free, so I have lots of interesting ingredients to try out.

Looking forward to sharing ideas and recipes with you all!

Hi, I am Connie, and I live in the South in the US where we love to bake! I am baking a Bourbon Chocolate Cake for Thanksgiving and probably a carrot cake, too. I am always baking something, so I have to hit the gym on a regular basis! LOL
I have one huge bookshelf with nothing but cookbooks. I am always on the look-out for new cookbooks and recipes. I am looking forward to sharing with the group members. : )

Connie wrote: "Hi, I am Connie, and I live in the South in the US where we love to bake! I am baking a Bourbon Chocolate Cake for Thanksgiving and probably a carrot cake, too. I am always baking something, so I h..."


Welcome Connie! My husband is originally from TN, though we now live in CA. I'm so happy you've joined us.

Hi my name is Kim. I am from Alabama. I love to bake everything. Muffins are probably the best thing i bake : ). looking forward to being a part of this group. : )

Kme_17 wrote: "Hi my name is Kim. I am from Alabama. I love to bake everything. Muffins are probably the best thing i bake : ). looking forward to being a part of this group. : )"

Welcome Kim!

mmmm Muffins!

Kme_17 wrote: "Hi my name is Kim. I am from Alabama. I love to bake everything. Muffins are probably the best thing i bake : ). looking forward to being a part of this group. : )"

Hi Kim. Welcome. I've never baked muffins, mostly bread and sweet rolls with a cake every now and then.

Hi My name is Lee and I live in Wellington, Maine. I love to bake just about anything and made a fabulous cranberry meringue pie for Thanksgiving. It'll be fun to see what other people are making for Christmas.

Lee wrote: "Hi My name is Lee and I live in Wellington, Maine. I love to bake just about anything and made a fabulous cranberry meringue pie for Thanksgiving. It'll be fun to see what other people are making f..."

Welcome Lee!

The holidays are big cookie baking times for me. Next week I'll probably start my baking!

William wrote: "Hi, I'm William and I bake when I can! I abosolutely love baked goods and finding making them stressful but extremely rewarding!"

Welcome William! Let us know if you have any questions that might help make things less stressful!

Hi, I'm from Staffordshire, England and love to bake. I'll have a go at anything really, but we have some family favourites such as chocolate marble cake, chocolate banana cake, flapjack and a microwave pudding which I adapt for different flavours. I do like to make different breads sometimes also and had a go at a chocolate and nut twist last week, which turned out really well for a first attempt.
I don't think you can ever have too many recipes! I have a recipe swap group on Facebook where members have posted some lovely ideas/recipes.
I look forward to sharing ideas/recipes with you all.

HEY EVERYONE!

Welcome to Kerry - we had an interesting discussion where we learned that an American flapjack is not the same as a British flapjack!

And Hello Christine

It's nice to meet everyone

Thanks!

So how is an American flapjack different to a UK one?

Kerry wrote: "Thanks!

So how is an American flapjack different to a UK one?"

In the US Flapjack is another name for a pancake.

Oh right, you learn something new everyday :-)

Hi everyone! I'm Joybell and I love my baking almost as much as my reading :)

It's a dangerous time of year...all that yummy shortbread doesn't bode well for the hips. But, who cares! I'm making batch upon batch of the amazing stuff, in addition to chocolate balls and mince pies.

I hope you're all having as much fun as I am!