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i bake all the time but... never breads. i'm so scared of the whole yeasty process of letting it rise and whatnot. i can't do it. if i bake a bread it's banana bread, which doesn't have yeast or need to rise... 😅
I made some yeast based puff last weekend... but I made it Friday night fir Sunday breakfast 😋. Unfortunately the yeast activated in the fridge over the two days a d the results wernt great. I'd say you've to bake yeast based puff on the day of making
it’s crazy how so many things while baking look like you horribly messed up until it just looks perfect. _it’s really fun when you have anxiety and like to bake_
I’m studying to be a baker and It’s my second year. I’m used to using machines to thin my dough after layering and using special butter but I still mess up sometimes. But here you are, doing everything with your own hands and they look so good. I’m really proud of you, anxiety makes us do everything perfect so Please don’t ever feel like you shouldn’t be worrying. That’s the only way they turn out so good :)
"...they're still really nice." 🥺 Thank you. I really needed this advice. I'm so afraid of forking up to the point of having the difficulty to start anything.
I feel the same way when I make a loaf of sourdough. Will it rise? Did I use too much starter? Will the bottom be too hard? But then somehow it always turns out great! As long as you don't give up it just seems to work! 😎
Baking is a science so take it from a food scientist, the only real way to mess up bread is to forget the salt. It's like the only thing you cannot correct and it comes out inedible. I'd say yeast is important but you'll find out very quickly the yeast isn't working, you can get through the whole process before you realize there's no salt 😭
I am French, and my mom always makes the best croissants, or we’ll we mostly make pain au chocolat, but sometimes not. They are so amazing 🤩 yours look really good. Love from Lyon
Thank you for that life lesson. I have an exam coming up and honestly I do fine in my preparation, still for some bad memories I always get afraid that I'm going to mess up. Even the minute mistakes terrifies me to the point that I think "can I really do it?", which is really irrational given that even with those mistakes my results won't be terrible. We all need to remember, it's okay to chase perfection but don’t get too caught up on that. At the end, you will have imperfection on your works but trust me, it's fine. The fact that you tried your best is enough.
Omg the way you described cooking anxiety is exactly how I feel whenever I bake something! Even if it’s something I’ve made like 1000 times, like choux pastry I still get nervous. But you’re right, usually in the end it all turns out fine
I saw the whisk you were using and immediately got happy. My mother was gifted the same Danish whisk and we all love using it. I understand the anxiety that comes with baking, and you can't always make it go away. But whenever it's there, just stop and tell yourself "I'm full of shit, I've got this".
ive been watching for 7 or 8 years, since i was in middle school. thank you so much for the laughs and the comfort. youve always kept me entertained, no matter the era. i hope the years ahead do great things for you, congrats on 15 years
Mary, I just followed your sourdough starter and bread tutorials and made my first sourdough loaf. I was sure I’d mess it up but I didn’t and it worked so well. Thank you!!
Don't be fooled, it's probably one of the most time consuming and active labour heavy baked goods. It takes hours to rise, fold and rest so many times and you have to be careful not to get it too warmed up while folding because then the butter will melt and the layers will fuse together and you won't get that perfect texture. Still very satisfying when it comes out right. I both do and do not recommend it.
The first time I laminated dough I felt like a rock star. 😂 The first bite of that warm braided strawberry cream cheese danish was possibly the best bite ever. So many crispy, buttery layers. ❤️
Excellence is not perfection! You put your valuable time and talent into those! Enjoy and share! It may be the best thing the have eaten in months and baking for someone may be their love language to receive food you made!
i feel the exact same when i make croissants despite making them dozens of times but i think that means i make sure to make them better and better each time as well :)
im a new subscriber and i just wanted to let you know that im attempting to make a starter because of you 🥰🥰 i love baking and last year, i started to learn how to make bread. ive been wanting to make a sourdough starter for a while but i didnt know where to start. i used to be so scared of messing it up, but idk, watching this channel and hearing your stories made me realize that its better to mess up and improve on it than to just stay scared and do nothing 😭😭 hopefully i dont fail too badly (or at all but that would be wishful thinking)
I feel this bc I made macarons for the first time last week and was very excited yet nervous. I ended up over mixing the batter so they were a little flat but they still tasted great!!
This is how I feel whenever I bake. I get nervous each time even when I use the same recipe. And some people ask me to sell my baked goods and it just gives me anxiety thinking that I’d mess it up somehow and how won’t taste the same.
This is what anxiety feels like to me. You described it perfectly! No matter how many times i have excellend doing something i will always be in the back of my mind worrying im not gonna make it.
I love little imperfect foods if it makes you feel any better, especially when it comes from someone or a local bakery. Usually means it was made by hand and not mass produced. Your croissants look bussin, I'd eat them all
I can't even tell you how much I relate to this. I starting crying yesterday while making these fancy rolls that I thought I ruined but they actually turned out okay
the beauty of croissants is that none of them are “perfect” just like people. it gives variety and personality, even if some come out as a disaster, you learn from the experience and get a really funny looking end result in the process
Think positive thoughts! Your mindset plays a big factor in everything you do and how you feel. Say I'm going to make the best croissants ever and repeat it over and over while you're making them
As a pastry chef, you’re doing great!! For croissants you want them to bake a little Less so they are a soft brown but not too dark for the perfect color. 😊 keep baking! Your confidence will only get better the more you practice!
I resonate so much with this! I have only ever made croissants twice! living in a very hot and humid region, it makes working with them a nightmare. I always worry that I just wasted all the ingredients because I wasn't patient enough
Thank you! I love your little inspirational baking videos. I’m going to wake up my slumbering starter right now. Haha! Do you ever make sourdough croissants? There was a bakery on Bridge Road in Richmond that used to make them, and they were so delicious 😋
How to say this... I just really like her. She's so genuine, and when she comes out with a video with a message that transcends simple baking, it has the quality of simple profundity garbed in a floured apron. She never tries to preach - rather, she modestly offers up confession. This video itself affects me like a delicious, slightly imperfect pastry would.
The biggest obstacle preventing me from doing things is definitely the fear of failure, but giving myself a chance and reminding myself regardless of the outcome that I'm doing the best I can really helps, and allows me to accomplish much more than I would've if I was too afraid to start at all. Tis a very gud life lesson, and those are rlly good croissants :3
Sweetheart, the taste is what matters in food because the blessing is actually having food to eat. You do a great job every time you bake or cook. Don't stress over it, just enjoy it.
