I love baking... but what to do with them afterwards?

elwing

I agree with halfing the recipe (it's just annoying when it's an uneven number of eggs).

Just break the egg, whisk and use half (volume or weight - I use weight for my recipes). You can put the remaining egg in the fridge for a few days or freeze.

Cranquistador

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firstsip

I will PM you my address.

elmr34

I love baking and recently have been really into making iced sugar cookies. I have three strategies:

1. Make the recipes I actually plan on eating healthier, usually you can cut the sugar by at least 1/4 and replace half of the butter with a banana, applesauce, sometimes yogurt. I don't always do this- usually if I want to eat baked goods I just run more that day...

2. Make less- I will cut the recipe in 1/2 or even less. When I make cookies I make a normal batch of dough but only make like 5 cookies and save the rest of the dough in the freezer. Instead of making 4 dozen cookies I make 5 perfectly decorated cookies.

3. Give it away. I love baking for parties, get-togethers, baby showers, wedding showers, etc. I don't make a crazy amount that won't get eaten! I also bring stuff into work all the time- I work with about 150 other people so somebody is always ready for a cookie.

I also don't feel guilty for throwing uneaten baked goods in the trash. It is better than eating them myself when I've eaten too much.

liiights

so many wonderful suggestions and i've got loads of new ideas! thank you all so much!

whoever said to focus on 'healthier' baked goods, that is a great idea. My boyfriend loves sandwiches for lunch so I will be trying out new healthier bread recipes for him too. If only I liked cooking in the broader sense as much as I enjoy baking *sigh*

rocsings- I only joined this site today, but will be logging every day hopefully and will be opening my diary (I used to just write my daily intake in a notebook and lost 10lbs but this seems a lot easier and I love the community aspect as well)

mcsweetly

I love to bake too, so I have been getting my "fix" by baking treats and taking them in and sharing them in my daughter's kindergarten class for snack time. I must say I am a very popular mom in that class! LOL

13suzie

A friend of mine loves baking cupcakes and decorating them in unique ways. She contracts with a local bakery to be the cupcake supplier. Maybe there's an opportunity like that for you if you can supply something they don't already sell to bring in more business. Here's one of her cakes.

That is soooo cute! Oh no - this picture and looming baking project is a dangerous suggestion...I ought to read the whole thread to know what to do with them!

sjp_511

I still eat what I bake. I make room for it in my calories.

I also bake less often. I have channeled quite a bit of my baking energy into cooking new and different meals for dinner. I know cooking isn't the same as baking, but it works for me. It seems like we hardly ever eat out anymore!

Amandawith3kids

i take stuff to the firehouse. the firemen go nuts for it. and since the ones around me are volunteer, it's a nice way to say thank you.

hbm616

As others have mentioned I bring my baked goods into work. When I was in nursing school I'd bring in sweets for my clinical groups. Everyone loves free food so you can't really go wrong with sharing haha

xcmtnracer

I'm that guy at the office that everyone loves to hate because I am a human disposal for excess baked goods, send them my way, I've got you covered.

kamakazeekim

Bring it to work and watch everyone gain weight...that's what I do! LOL

spikrgrl503

I'm the same way. I bring things to work. However, I find that when I make cookies I make half a batch, and then just cook them four at a time (two for me, two for hubby). I find that chocolate chip cookie dough lasts about a week in the fridge. My weakness is fresh baked goods right out of the oven, and it helps if I only make what I'm going to eat.

Cupcakes freeze well if they arent frosted.Just wrap them in saran wrap and when you want one, let it defrost and then frost it!

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I was taking them to work. But after all the MFP "HALP my coworkers are sabotaging me" threads I try to do that less. So now my husband usually takes them to work on the boat. Sailors never complain about sabotage, they just ask you to pass the cookies.


eta: I also make half and quarter batches where I can. But not everything will split that way.

Also since I stopped taking so much stuff to work, people have started complaining about that too. Proof that you can't please everybody.

obsidianwings

I freeze it and get out a suitable amount when I can fit it into my macros. I also bake for my cheat meals. But if you really have to much then I think the charity ideas are great.

laughingdani

Take the goods to your local police department or fire station.
They'll gladly take them off your hands.

leaner426

Have you thought about experimenting with new recipes that are healthy and your favorites? For example, I've recently seen brownie recipes using beans. You could also contact local community groups, girl scout troups, etc. to see if they'd like a cooking demonstration or lessons. What saved me when I was diagnosed with celiac disease (before gluten free became a fad) was that I could bake - I met so many others who couldn't.

Or you could look into things like Pampered Chef. Their sellers usually serve food and many aren't that good. If you don't want it as a job, you could offer to do it on occasion.

Laughter_Girl

Shelters, churches, food banks, senior centers would be great ideas!

^
This.

crevices

i always try to look for single-serving or make smaller batches so that i dont waste it since i also dont have anybody to share with, and it still satisfies my need to make food but i dont know everyones different!