Beginnings of Baking

I have loved cooking my whole life but just lately have started to try new recipes and experimenting with them. I have loved cooking in every form, from crème brulee to cooking dinner for a large group! Because of my 6 older siblings, I didn't cook a whole lot growing up. I have one sister in particular that did most of the cooking. After almost all of them left home, I have begun to cook more often.

I enjoy baking more than cooking, and most of all, baking desserts! Probably because I like to eat dessert. Some of my favorite things to make include: Chocolate mousse, crème brulee, pastries, cakes, ect.

I was in 4-H for many years, and always looked forward to the county fair! My favorite things to enter were food. When I was 13, I entered a light lemon bundt cake and won reserve champion! I got to have my picture in the newspaper and I also got to make the cake again and auction it off at the livestock auction where a lot of business owners and doctors and some other people will buy the animals (and usually give them back) to support the 4-H members. I sold my cake for $50! The next year, I entered crescent rolls and won again. This time I got to auction my rolls off and they went for $100. Just this last year, I made an apricot almond braid that won a yeast award. Sadly, we had to leave the next day for vacation so I didn’t get to auction it off. 4-H was such a good experience for me. I learned many things from years of being judged and helping out judges. I am so very grateful for the 4-H experience i had. Because of that, I have a great love for baking.