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Kelly Rossiter is taking us through cooking basics; start here and see them all here.
Baking truly is one of the most rewarding of kitchen activities. Unlike store-bought treats, you can control the amount of fat, sugar and salt you use, the house smells wonderful and suddenly you're the most popular member of the family.
When I was growing up, my mother baked a cake every other day and there were always homemade cookies in the cookie jar. It seems incredible, I know, but baking a cake doesn't take very long and it really isn't difficult.
Cookies are a bit fussier because you have to make them in batches and they don't bake for long, so you really have to hang around the kitchen.The key to baking is to follow the recipe and measure your ingredients carefully. Unlike cooking, you can't just toss in whatever you feel like and have it succeed.
