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The Art of Baking

December 14, 2015
By NymeriaWaters PLATINUM, Holland, Michigan
NymeriaWaters PLATINUM, Holland, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"We are all Worms, but I do believe I'm a glow worm"- Winston Churchill


Baking is
A way to create unique food
It is a way
To express your feelings
An outlet
To creativity
A craft
Of expression and love

Five things are needed for proper baking
They are the basics
They are absolute necessities
For the life of a baker
The Ingredients
The time
The gift
The love
The creativity

The ingredients
Are the blocks
Of the food
The things used
To make the baked good
A delectable treat

Time is
The fleeting resource
The ticking minutes
The freedom of hours

The Gift is
The ability to know
Feeling things being right
Knowing how to fix
Turning wrongs into assets
Being the bread

Love is
Passion
Tenderness
Hand mixing
Staying calm
Creation

Creativity is
Experimenting
Doing things differently
Having fun

All bakers must posses
These things in
The five basics
Those who have them
Make good
Those who lack even one
Make catastrophes

When baking on ones own
For being the best possible baker
And making fine nourishment
think

Do I have
My ingredients?

Am I
A good baker?

Do I work with
Love and Creativity?

Which type
Of flour
Works the best?

Which Yeast
Is stronger?

What pan type
Is best for this?

In which recipe
Are the least substitutions
Necessary?

These questions
Can tell you
success and Failure

Ask these questions
Use them
and fine fare shall be yours
Undoubtedly

Do not use these questions
And even if you use the finest mixer
You will make a failure
More undoubtedly

Choose the best recipe
Play to your culinary strengths
Make it your own

Use the best ingredients
Take the chance
To make something amazing

The way of baking is
A way of magic

When able
Make original recipes
When shopping for ingredients
Find the best

When done
Be ready to restart

When restarting
Ready for the end

Mix with spirit

Measure with confidence

If the refrigerator is stuffed
make cookies
When it is empty
Make bread

If you are unhappy
Change it to joy

If you are tiered
Find new energy

If you are inspired
Bake even more

When in doubt of size
Double the recipe

Bake
When you like
Ready
And excited
When you are most
Inspired

This is
Success in cookies
It can be
Prepared
Before beginning

Success comes to the one
Who is confidant
In their abilities
Before beginning
Failure belongs to the one
Who accepts
A failure
From the very start
Confidence makes success
None makes a failure
It is the most important
It will determine the outcome


The author's comments:

This is modeled after the first chapter of Lao Tzu's The Art of War 


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