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Today In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Jen Hubley Yet another sign that it's fall: All I want to do is bake things, and eat them. To be honest, I have this urge even in the summer, but in a war between gluttony and sloth, sloth always wins when it's hot. Now that it's getting cool, though, it's time to bake bread.   In the Spotlight How to Bake Bread I've never baked bread before. Or rather, I should say, I've never successfully baked bread before. I tried once, and wound up with something that looked sort of like a pound cake that had barely survived a fire.              More Topics Has the Economy Affected Your Travel Plans? About.com Survey Letterman Reveals Affairs, Blackmail Plan Talk Shows 'Zombieland' Movie Review Hollywood Movies Help Your Tween Resist Peer Pressure Tween Parenting How to Carve a Pumpkin Safely Landscaping What Is an Unlocked Cell Phone? Smartphones Follow Us on Twitter About.com Overcoming Bread Baking Anxiety When my Mom got married, her mother gave a box of recipes. Each and every one started with "Turn the oven on." "She didn't have a lot of faith in my abilities," my Mom explained. That could be. Or hey, maybe she was trying to make my Mom less anxious by breaking things down into smaller steps! (But probably not.)   10 Essential Tools for Baking Bread Honestly, this might have been part of my problem. The last time I tried to make bread, my equipment consisted of one chipped mixing bowl and a large soup spoon. Which is very minimalist and pioneer days of me, but not so effective.     Sponsored Links   Cell Phone Picker Find the Best Cell Phone for You Simply answer a few easy questions about size, price and features, and you'll receive a personalized list of the five phones that best match your requirements. Today Ads Bread Flour Recipes Bread Bread And Storing Bread Parenting Teens Tips Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Arts & Entertainment Automotive Careers Citysearch Cities & Towns Computing & Technology Education Food & Drink Health & Fitness History Hobbies & Games Homework Help House & Home Industry & Business Magazines Money News & Issues Parenting & Family People & Relationships Religion & Spirituality Shopping & Style Small Business Sports Teens Travel Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter as ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=todaysl&e=ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.