How often do you bake?

[Croolo]

Just being nosey really.

I probably bake something once or twice a week like flat breads or cheese scones. But that’s more out of necessity.

I probably bake as a hobby and for actual enjoyment once a month. Trying to stick to a calorie deficit so possible would bake more if I had an ounce of will.

How about you?

I work with children so bake at least once a week with them. The child in question loves baking & will eat it while we're together but doesn't ever want to take it home, so it's down to me. Perks of the job!

I can relate to this. If I’m moderately anxious, I often bake because it helps me relax. If I’m extremely anxious, I can’t face it at all though. I have rage baked a few times🤣 There will be aggressive mixing and a bit of slamming and banging and at the end of it I have a cake or a fruit loaf to reward myself. Not scones though as they need to be treated with peace and love!

At least twice a week, usually more. I make a cake every week and usually cookies or similar, bread every few days.

Not baking but I made fudge last week. It was delicious. We have the ingredients to make it again.

Rarely to never.

Several people at home eating, but I also give baked goods to others as well.

A typical week:

• biscuits
• something 'heartier' for after hobbies (like a healthy flapjack, or a muffin)
• a couple of savoury snacks in (scones, sausage rolls, cheese straws etc)
• a 'proper treat'. A cake, a sweet loaf, an old school pudding (chocolate concrete...) or something like a crumble...

If we're having bread as an accompaniment to something, I try and bake that as well depending on what our week looks like.

I have young children and I like knowing what is going into their food.

Not very often, probably about 4 or 5 times a year. Apart from bread, which stops you buying UPF bread in the supermarket, baked goods are not really good for you.

About once a week to keep me supplied with cake. I'm the only one who eats it so it lasts well.
When DC were at home it was a lot more, bread, cake, flapjacks, brownies.

Bread 3 or 4 times a week. I love baking.

I absolutely despise bread or anything I need to properly need to knead/get into. Drives me mad.

Cake isn’t good for you?

Rarely!

Baking isn't my forte unfortunately. I also don't really have much of a sweet tooth for things like cakes, so just can't be bothered. The kids are the same. They'd much rather have a bag of crisps than a cake. The rare occasion we do fancy a sweet baked treat, I'll just buy it from the shop. There's a farm shop near me that does lovely cakes.

I do bake the occasional banana bread, maybe twice a year. I've tried baking regular bread, but I don't have much luck with it, nor the patience to try and improve.

I think I last baked something when I was about 14. I'm now 60 😂

I don't bake very often any more because I just eat it and I need to lose weight, not gain weight.

I go through phases of making my own bread or baking particular things and in those phases I bake a couple of times a week. I used to bake more often when I worked in the office regularly.

I can't knead bread due to arthritis and I find food processors / mixers struggle. I use a breadmaker to mix and knead then I tip it out and make into rolls or a loaf.

I make an overnight foccacia as my bread, no kneading, mix of flours. Crumble, cake, whatever, I do like a pudding and my DH turns sideways and disappears, more so if I'm not baking.

I was very pleased recently as made some half-decent vegan cakes/muffins for my hobby chums.

Few times a week, cookies, cake, biscuits, home made pizza, easy air frier donuts, I mostly cook from scratch too

Our local independent bakers sells packet mixes for a breadmaker - their own recipe - pour it in, add oil, add water, let the machine do its job.

So I guess it depends on your definition of baking. 😆

Like @JudgeBread I used to stress-bake, so all the damned time when we had 3 young children and DP's job moved so he was away 4 days a week. We couldn't eat it all because I used to make so many cakes, biscuits, loaves etc.

Several times a week when the kids were young. Once or twice a month now they're adults.

Obviously now is an exception as from here until Christmas there's a lot of festive baking going on.

Once a week term time, I bake something for lunch boxes, flap jack this week

I work away a lot but If I'm home I usually bake daily. Stuff gets sliced up and popped in the freezer for when I'm working away so hubby and son have cakes/treats/bread etc they can just take out as and when they need it. Sourdough, cakes, cookies, brownies that sort of stuff.

Never, my Mum is a professional Baker so she does it all for me 😂

Once a week. Usually bake cake or brownies or similar while I'm making the Sunday roast, for snacks/puddings through the week. My DP can't eat dairy or gluten so bought stuff is eye wateringly expensive and not always available. I do enjoy it but it's to keep costs down really.

Once a week, sometimes twice. Sundays are for roast dinners and for baking, in my opinion! I tend to do a cake and another sweet option on a Sunday and just whatever I fancy otherwise. We employ a few people and so I tend to put the cake (whatever’s left 😂 ) in the grub room for them on the Monday.

Once or twice a week for sweet stuff. I make bread every 2-3 days.