Beginner Baking Podcast

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My name is Matt and I just started baking! Here are lessons I've learned as I try to make things from YouTube videos!

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14 episodes
Updated Dec 10, 2020

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Dec 10, 2020 · 7 min
Yeastie Boys and Taking It Slow
In this episode of The Beginner Baking Podcast, Matt talks about some discoveries he's made with proofing boxes and his bread deflating! He also goes over a recent revelation of using the refridgerator to proof instead of leaving the dough at room temperature.
Nov 9, 2020 · 7 min
Baking Diary: Recent Successes and Failures
Matt is back to talk about Egg Tarts, Babka, and using your oven as a Proofing Box.
Oct 20, 2020 · 16 min
Bread Part 1 - First Mistakes
In this episode, Matt goes through some of the initial headaches he ran into while making bread over the last couple months! Topics covered: Softened Butter, Active Dry Vs Instant Yeast, Standmixer Bowls and Wet Woes, Keeping Things Wet and Dry, Kneading References and the Windowpane, Oiling and Rising.
Oct 10, 2020 · 7 min
Frustration Friday: Can't Please Everyone But Especially Myself
Frustration Topics: Olive Oil Bread, Springform Cake Pans, Nothing is Just Right, Why is My Cake Browning Here and Not Here?!
Oct 7, 2020 · 7 min
Making It Last: Cookie Dough and Bread
In this episode, Matt discusses the beauty of Freezers (very self-explanatory) and Cookie Dough, as well as the use of Tangzhong and Biga with bread.
Sep 29, 2020 · 6 min
Taking a Course!
Matt describes his initial reaction to The Butter Book!
Sep 25, 2020 · 9 min
Frustration Fridays: Ex-Sponged
0:00 - 1:01 Sponge Cakes in my life 1:02 - 2:47 Paper Wrapped Sponge Cakes 2:48 - 9:15 Fruit Cream Cake 9:16 - 9:29 End
Sep 22, 2020 · 9 min
Do It By Hand
In this episode, Matt goes over his experience of being without a mixer! Music: Forget Your Feet (Tayler Watts, Epidemic Sound)
Sep 18, 2020 · 8 min
Frustration Friday: Mini Frustration Egglettes and Motivation!
0:00 - 0:15 Intro 0:16 - 2:59 Egglette, Eff it (Mini frustration) 3:00 - 7:50 Starting easy, finding your strengths to stay motivated 7:51 - 8:05 End
Sep 15, 2020 · 6 min
Muffins
0:00 - 1:22 Intro 1:23 - 2:09 Cupcakes are smaller muffins (I mean, not really, but kinda really) 2:10 - 2:28 No Mixer Needed! 2:29 - 2:46 Ingredients are Simple 2:47 - 3:49 Poke and Touch Test 3:50 - 6:14 Bigger, Bolder Baking Crazy Muffins (https://youtu.be/FhE1x-4vjLs) and Entertaining with Beth (https://youtu.be/zGV0y8BTA0Q) 6:15 - 6:52 Outro
Sep 11, 2020 · 8 min
Frustration Friday: Breaking Bread
Frustration Fridays - Where Matt rants about frustrating food things 0:00 - 3:24 Intro 3:25 - 5:07 Temperamental Temperature 5:08 - 6:44 Dry, Dry Again 6:45 - 8:02 Light at the End of the Tunnel Music: Hip Hop Pro (Pro Reese, EpidemicSound)
Sep 8, 2020 · 10 min
Chocolate Chip Cookies
In this episode, Matt goes over little tips and tricks for making chocolate chip cookies! 0:00 - 1:08 Intro 1:09 - 4:13 Melted butter and Softening Butter 4:14 - 4:59 Patience, waiting for things to cool off 5:00 - 7:40 Size, space, and making blob cookies 7:41 - 8:53 Chips or Chopped Bars 8:54 - End Music: Forget Your Feet (Tayler Watts, Epidemic Sound) Music: Forget Your Feet (Tayler Watts, Epidemic Sound)
Sep 4, 2020 · 8 min
Frustration Friday: Spilt Milk, Weight Woes, Not Mixing It Up
Frustration Fridays - Where Matt rants about frustrating food things 0:00 - 1:30 Introduction 1:31 - 3:30 Milk gets everywhere... except in the teaspoon 3:31 - 5:00 Weight a minute... 5:01 - 7:21 Mixer Madness 7:22 - 8:10 End Music: Hip Hop Pro (Pro Reese, EpidemicSound)
Aug 30, 2020 · 11 min
One Month of Baking
Welcome to the Beginner Baking Podcast! 0:00 - 2:15 Introduction 2:15 - 2:43 Foods baked in the last month 2:43 - 4:53 Exotic Ingredients, Too Much Miso 4:53 - 6:09 Substitutions, Baking Pow to the Face, So-duh 6:09 - 7:55 Good Subs, Cake Flour (6:28 - 7:04), Buttermilk (7:05 - 7:55) 8:01 - 8:53 Yeast Instant or Active Dry 8:54 - 10:50 Kneading your Dough Enough 10:50 - 11:32 End Music: Forget Your Feet (Tayler Watts, Epidemic Sound)

Beginner Baking Podcast

Yeastie Boys and Taking It Slow

Baking Diary: Recent Successes and Failures

Bread Part 1 - First Mistakes

Frustration Friday: Can't Please Everyone But Especially Myself

Making It Last: Cookie Dough and Bread

Taking a Course!

Frustration Fridays: Ex-Sponged

Do It By Hand

Frustration Friday: Mini Frustration Egglettes and Motivation!

Muffins

Frustration Friday: Breaking Bread

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Frustration Friday: Spilt Milk, Weight Woes, Not Mixing It Up

One Month of Baking