Have little baking skill, but want to give it a try. Any "beginner's" resources, tips, etc?

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26. allrecipes.com is great.

I will look at several recipes for the same thing, and figure out what they have in common, and modify the one I use.

the "I Never Cooked Before Cookbook" is great, by Jo Coudert. It says "Step 1, do this" step 2 "do this". etc.

Unfortunately it's out of print. here's a real simple one:

BAKED CHICKEN
Ingredientes:
2 whole chickens or 8 chicken breasts if you like white meat.
16 oz. sour cream
1 small can sliced mushrooms
1 envelope dried onion soup mix.


1. Put 3 or four chicken breasts in a paper bag and shake with 2 tablespoons of flour, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/8th teaspoon of pepper. Repeat until all chicken pieces have been coated.

2. Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a flameproof casserole and brown the chicken on all sides in this.

3. Mix 16 oz. of sour cream with 1 envelope of onion soup mix.

4. Add this to the casserole along with 1 can of drained sliced mushrooms. Sprinkle a pinch of thyme over all.

Cover and bake 1 hour in a 325 degree oven.