ChefSteps is a team of chefs, writers, and food lovers who develop recipes, techniques, and guides to help people cook better at home.

ChefSteps

Baking is a measured process. Weigh the ingredients, make up your mise en place, and follow the directions. This clear path is what makes baking ideal for people who are new to the kitchen. (Little ones feel like they are bakers if they add that one egg and oil to the brownie mix.) If you follow the guidelines, and do what the recipe directs, that baked good will come out well. That’s because of science. When I first started cooking professionally, my chefs and peers told me I would have to make a choice—savory or sweet. There’s a theory that chefs are jazzier and more improvisational, while bakers are more patient and meticulous. I decided to pursue both. I went to culinary and baking school and have dabbled in each professionally since then. I think cooking and baking have helped to shape my thinking about food all around. So, if you don’t naturally gravitate to baking, these are the recipes worth trying first. And hey—you’ve got time right now. Taking on baking projects while we are stuck in the house together for days on end might help keep us sane. So might eating warm baked goods.Here are some of my favorite ChefSteps baking recipes. Whether you want to bake soufflés, gluten-free treats, little lemon cakes, or pie, we are here to guide you. Pull out that digital scale. Explore a bit.