Do you bake in the humid heat of Summer?

Hi Elusive, In regards to baking on humid heat in our summer I still do bake but not as much as I do during the winter season. I do not like to buy food already cooked from the shop I prefer to cook our own or have salads instead.

In the summer, I bake at night too. There are only a few times during the summer when it becomes too hot to bake if I want to. I've also baked corn bread and biscuits on the gas grill.

I agree, I do not like baking during the day. My kitchen faces the sun in the afternoon and evening. So, it really warms up my kitchen. Then to baking during that time...it can get really hot and spread to the den where the main traffic area is in the house. So, I rather wait until the evening when the sun has long gone down and the kids are usually going to bed. That helps also to either have a late snack or time for them to cool of for morning. :)

I try to stay away from baking in the summer because it gets way to hot. I might if my daughter wants cookies but then I make sure that my air is on. We are usually to busy in the summer to even cook inside. We do alot of grilling outdoors when it gets really hot.

I dont like to bake in the summertime. It makes the house way to hot. I usually buy all the goodies.

I don't bake that often anymore at all, but my daughter enjoys it, so she'll likely do some this summer. I do use the oven all year long, but we have two window air conditioners, one on each floor. We live in a townhouse complex, and the heat becomes trapped inside, because we're in the middle of two other units. Most times, we buy store bought baked goods ... but it's just not the same.

I bake all year around. It is always hot out here, I have the air conditioner on, so I just bake. I love cooking and baking. I will sometimes cut corners by using the range top to avoid extra heat from the oven.

Actually Elusive I have to admit that I am useless at baking lol I have never been any good at it

I keep trying to lose weight, so I try not to bake. I will use the bread machine to bake bread in summer. I will use a toaster oven and bake up small batches of cookies. Otherwise, it will be late evening baking, or better yet, very early morning. I have baked cornbread on top of the stove in a covered cast iron skillet. I think one of our friends posted a cobbler in a crockpot recipe. I have baked biscuits in a covered skillet as well.

Well, since my oven doesn't work it really doesn't matter to me.lol. But when it did work, I very seldom made anything during the summer, but like you, I did it at night when it is a little cooler. I also have a toaster oven that doesn't throw out much heat so thats what I will probably use if I get the urge to bake something.

I love baked goods too and will sometimes do the microwave versions of cakes and such. There's even some microwave versions made by Betty Crocker that are awesome. Here's one recipe I make in the microwave and my kids love. I haven't made it in a long time. I think it's time again! LOL MICROWAVE CHOC-PEANUT BUTTER CAKE Printed from COOKS.COM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 pkg. Pillsbury snack chocolate microwave cake mix 2/3 c. water 1/4 c. oil 1/4 c. peanut butter 1 egg Grease pan provided with mix with solid shortening. In medium bowl combine all cake ingredients. Beat with spoon 75 strokes or until smooth. Pour into pan. Microwave 6 1/2 minutes on High. Cake is done when it pulls away from the sides. If not done, bake more at 30 second intervals. Watch carefully, immediately invert on serving plate. GLAZE: 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 tbsp. peanut butter 1 tbsp. butter In small bowl mix glaze ingredients, microwave 45-60 seconds on High. Stir until smooth. Spread on top and sides of cake. Serves 6-8. I have a microwave cheesecake recipe that I use all the time too. I'll post it as a discussion.

I don't do baking a lot regardless weather. Still whenever I do I like to go with weather. So, in the summer time like you I also do bake in the evening. In that time you can just sit outside enjoying the fresh air and leave the house with the heating comes from baking.

No I very seldom bake or cook stews or anything that heats up the kitchen. I will spend more on buying this from the store but that evens itself out in what I save on eletricity.

I only bake if I have to in the summer- I hate a hot house in the summer- We keep the blinds drawn and the curtains closed during the day to keep some of the heat out- Nothing worse than having a fan blowing hot air at you. I’m not a huge baker anyways- But if I have to bake a desert in the summer heat- I too wait until the evening when it cools down outside. I never cook a meal in the oven in the summer heat. I prefer to grill out or do something cold! Often times I have ordered desert from my friend – she is ac certified baker- if I need to take something somewhere!

I don't like to do much goodie baking in the summer. Too hot! It's already hot outside and with running the a/c alot already, I don't want to add to it by having the oven on too. I do more baking in the winter and when the weather is cooler.

I wait at night also. The heat drives me crazy if I get over heated I get sick.

I do bake in the summer. I try to do it at about 1 Am. It is usually cooler then and I turn on the exhause fan to get the heat outside. My husband loves treats in his lunch all year long and I try my best to have them onhand for him. We try to not purchase much prepared foods from the store.

I don't bake as often in the summer- the heat and humidity has me craving more cold foods, fresh fruits and veggies. I make desserts with fruits and ice cream or no-bake desserts more often than baking cookies or squares. I do still make bread, but I do it in the bread machine so it doesn't heat up the house.

I try to stay away from baking in the summer time. As a matter of fact I try to stay away from cookin at all in the summer time. If there is something that I am really craving and I can't get it at the store then I will bake or cook it in the summer time but other than that, I try to stay away.

the climate i live in is hot! all year round temperatures range from 25-35 degrees! sometimes that in the shade! so yes, I do bake in the humid heat. there is no other climate to bake in. guess it's more for our comfort right? doesn't affect the baking product if we do so in the heat of summer.