These days, baking to sell is easy and can bring in a good income. With the economy and the pandemic causing problems for so many people, selling homemade treats is a great idea. Let's see which treats are a hit to sell and delicious to enjoy at home.
Snacks are a favourite for so many people, whether it's cakes, brownies, cookies or other sweets that are easy, tasty, convenient and simply irresistible. Today they're easy to find and inexpensive, and making them yourself isn't hard either, because baking equipment is now easy to get. In the past, getting a really good treat meant hunting down baking equipment and testing recipes over and over until you found one that worked. Today we're sharing treats that can earn you a good income and profit, or that you can make to snack on or give to someone special on special occasions. Let's take a look.
Brownies
We'll start with a hugely popular bake, whether you sell it, eat it yourself or give it to someone special. Brownies are a sweet treat with a cake-like flavour, though the taste varies depending on each baker's recipe. Brownies are delicious and easy to make, and recipes are easy to find for home baking or selling. Today we're sharing a popular, easy brownie recipe with simple ingredients.
Cocoa brownie ingredients
- 150 g salted butter
- 1/4 tsp fine salt
- 200 g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 75 g all-purpose flour
- 60 g cocoa powder
Equipment
An electric whisk (or whisk by hand), a 10 x 10 inch tin and baking paper.
How to make cocoa brownies
- Grease the tin with shortening, line it with baking paper and grease the paper all over again.
- Sift the all-purpose flour and cocoa powder together 3–4 times, then set aside.
- Warm the butter and salt over the heat until melted and combined.
- Pour the sugar into a mixing bowl, followed by the hot melted butter, and blend with an electric whisk. Add the eggs one at a time, then beat continuously for about 10–12 minutes until the eggs are fluffy.
- Add a little vanilla and mix slowly to knock out the air bubbles again, then fold in the sifted flour mixture.
- Pour the batter into the prepared tin from a height and level the top with a spatula.
- Bake at about 180°C for about 30 minutes, then leave to cool, and you're done.
That's an easy cocoa brownie recipe with a simple method. If you have some free time, pick up the ingredients: with less than an hour of preparation, you'll have delicious cocoa brownies.
Cookies
If you're looking for an easy treat, we recommend cookies. They're very popular for learning to bake: if you've never baked before or picked up baking equipment and want to start practising, cookies are easy and straightforward to make, and they're popular on the market too. Here's our cookie recipe.
Oat cookie ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 120 g low-fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup wholewheat flour
- 1 cup oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
How to make oat cookies
- Preheat the oven to about 450°F.
- Mix the vegetable oil and cream cheese together.
- Add the all-purpose flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder and salt, then mix well.
- Add the milk and cheddar and stir until combined. Shape the dough into balls just over 1 inch across and place them on a tray lined with baking paper.
- Bake for about 12–15 minutes, or until cooked, then let cool.
Those are our two recommended treats and recipes. Whether you sell them, keep them for yourself or give them to someone special, they're sure to be a hit. Give them a try, or look for new recipes, because today there are hundreds of recipes to try and new ones to invent all the time.
Many people think baking is difficult, but baking today is actually very easy, because equipment and ingredients are easy to find in shops, or you can have them delivered if you don't want to go out. Baking can also bring in a good income: even if you're out of work and at home, baking to sell is a pretty good hobby.
