VanillaGoods Baking Academy · Free course
Baking Basics: Your First Bakes
The handful of habits that separate good home baking from great: weighing ingredients, mixing methods and knowing your oven.
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What you'll learn
- Measure flour accurately by weight
- Cream butter and sugar properly
- Know when a bake is done
Lessons
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1
Measuring ingredients by weight
8 min · Video by Baking Nicky
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2
Creaming butter and sugar
6 min · Video by Blue Jean Chef
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3
Understanding your oven
7 min · Video by Dipti Harshad Vartak
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4
Baking powder vs. baking soda
4 min · Video by Simple Things - Surprising Histories
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5
How to tell when it's done
9 min · Video by Tasty
Tools for this course
The equipment that makes this easier. VanillaGoods vanilla is always our own; these tools are from Amazon.
- Etekcity Digital Kitchen ScaleWeighing beats cups for baking that turns out the same every time.View on Amazon › (opens in a new tab)
- Spring Chef Magnetic Measuring SpoonsNarrow ends fit spice jars and extract bottles.View on Amazon › (opens in a new tab)
- Pyrex 3-Piece Glass Mixing BowlsNested sizes for every step, and they go in the microwave.View on Amazon › (opens in a new tab)
- Pyrex Glass Measuring Cups (1, 2 & 4 Cup)Clear markings for liquids, from milk to vodka.View on Amazon › (opens in a new tab)
As an Amazon Associate, VanillaGoods earns from qualifying purchases. We only suggest tools that fit what you're learning.
Video lessons by Baking Nicky, Blue Jean Chef, Dipti Harshad Vartak, Simple Things - Surprising Histories, Tasty, embedded from YouTube. Notes, sequencing and product picks by VanillaGoods.