Thanksgiving is just over a month away, and it’s about this time that I gear up to do some baking. So if you’re looking for a fun hobby that always delivers on enjoyment and satisfaction, then you should get into baking.
Once you give baking a go, you probably won’t need any further reasons to continue—you’ll be too busy whipping up amazing cakes, tasty brownies, buttery biscuits, and delicious cookies. If you’re on the fence about whether you should get into baking, here are four great reasons to give it a try.
Embrace Your Inner Perfectionist
Attention to detail is one of the defining character traits of many people who are obsessed with baking. When you start any new craft, you get the initial thrill of having to master the skills you need in order to achieve the results you want, and you’ll also learn tons of technical knowledge from day one.
If you’re a natural perfectionist, you’ll find plenty of ways to acquire new techniques, refine your approach, and master complex recipes. You’ll also become familiar with how different foods react to different temperatures and procedures.
No matter if you’re drawn to baking cakes or tempering chocolate, once you start your first baking challenge, you’ll enter a whole new world of complexity and skill just waiting to be mastered.
A Hobby For Life
Remember, a perfectionist must also learn patience! One of the most rewarding things about baking is learning that you won’t necessarily get it right first time, or the next time.
Baking is a journey, and a hobby for life. It would be boring if you didn’t have to work hard at your skills before achieving superlative results. Don’t expect your first batch of pretzels to look like you picked them up from esprovisions.com. But with persistence and patience, you’ll eventually get the results your inner perfectionist desires.
Celebration Goodies
We all have that amazing friend or relative who always manages to produce incredible baked goods as Christmas or birthday gifts without spending the world. With just the basics in baking skills, you can create scrumptious celebratory treats for your loved ones, no matter what type of baking you enjoy.
Next time Halloween, Christmas or a birthday rolls around, you’ll have a lovely confection ready for the occasion. If you love baking, there is literally a world of personalization you can accomplish with icing and decorating materials and techniques available to transform a humble cake or batch of cookies into something spectacular.
Bakers Stay Young
Research has shown that one of the best ways to keep your mind sharp as you get older is to continually learn new things. Seeking out daily challenges by undertaking tasks that demand focus will keep your mind adaptable as you age.
Learning new skills and mastering new techniques creates new pathways in your brain. This process slows down the natural deterioration of your neurons that happens as we get older. With baking, you never stop learning. Each time you learn a new technique, you can move on to the next, setting yourself more and more difficult challenges as your skills improve.
A Few of My Favorite Baked Goods
Here are a few of my favorite baked goods that I love to make during the holiday season. Give them a try!
- Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookes {Sugar ‘N Spice Gals}
- Cheddar Sausage Biscuits {Who Needs a Cape?}
- Pumpkin Pecan Cobbler {Lauren’s Latest}
- Pumpkin Earthquake Cake {Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt}
- Reese Witherspoon’s Cowboy Cookies {Good Morning America}
- Joanna Gaines Chocolate Chip Cookies {Recipe Diaries}
If you’ve never seriously got into baking, don’t wait another moment! These great reasons to try baking will encourage you to get yourself some baking supplies, and get your hands dirty in the kitchen.
Yours Truly,
Vanessa
