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.

Matt is back to talk about Egg Tarts, Babka, and using your oven as a Proofing Box.

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.

Frustration Topics: Olive Oil Bread, Springform Cake Pans, Nothing is Just Right, Why is My Cake Browning Here and Not Here?!

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.

Matt describes his initial reaction to The Butter Book!

0:00 - 1:01 Sponge Cakes in my life1:02 - 2:47 Paper Wrapped Sponge Cakes2:48 - 9:15 Fruit Cream Cake9:16 - 9:29 End

In this episode, Matt goes over his experience of being without a mixer!Music: Forget Your Feet (Tayler Watts, Epidemic Sound)

0:00 - 0:15 Intro0:16 - 2:59 Egglette, Eff it (Mini frustration)3:00 - 7:50 Starting easy, finding your strengths to stay motivated7:51 - 8:05 End

0:00 - 1:22 Intro1:23 - 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 Simple2:47 - 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

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 Again6:45 - 8:02 Light at the End of the TunnelMusic: Hip Hop Pro (Pro Reese, EpidemicSound)

In this episode, Matt goes over little tips and tricks for making chocolate chip cookies!0:00 - 1:08 Intro1:09 - 4:13 Melted butter and Softening Butter4:14 - 4:59 Patience, waiting for things to cool off5:00 - 7:40 Size, space, and making blob cookies7:41 - 8:53 Chips or Chopped Bars8:54 - EndMusic: Forget Your Feet (Tayler Watts, Epidemic Sound)Music: Forget Your Feet (Tayler Watts, Epidemic Sound)

Frustration Fridays - Where Matt rants about frustrating food things 0:00 - 1:30 Introduction1:31 - 3:30 Milk gets everywhere... except in the teaspoon3:31 - 5:00 Weight a minute... 5:01 - 7:21 Mixer Madness7:22 - 8:10 EndMusic: Hip Hop Pro (Pro Reese, EpidemicSound)

Welcome to the Beginner Baking Podcast!0:00 - 2:15 Introduction2:15 - 2:43 Foods I've baked in the last month2:43 - 4:53 Exotic Ingredients, Too Much Miso4:53 - 6:09 Substitutions, Baking Pow to the Face, So-duh6:09 - 7:55 Good Subs, Cake Flour (6:28 - 7:04), Buttermilk (7:05 - 7:55)8:01 - 8:53 Yeast Instant or Active Dry8:54 - 10:50 Kneading your Dough Enough10:50 - 11:32 End