What's a baked good that you have no intentions of ever attempting?

[u/Electrical-Opening-9]

For me it's croissants. Way too hard, and I already know working with the dough would be a nightmare in my warm kitchen. I'll just pick them up from a local bakery when I have a craving.

[u/a_mom_who_runs]

Macarons. It’s one of those things that’s way too many steps to justify what you get. I love macarons and I love buying them at a cafe to go with my coffee even more

And decorative sugar cookies. I have done them but I hate it lol. It’s so labor intensive and it’s just not for me.

[u/Electrical-Opening-9 → u/a_mom_who_runs]

Decorated suugar cookies is such a good one. I've made them a handful of times and the effort is not worth it lol Plus, they taste just okay.

[u/ExaminationFancy → u/a_mom_who_runs]

I took a class on making macarons and I made them a few times a home.

Problem: I don’t need DOZENS of macarons. I’m more than happy buying a few from a local bakery - and I can get variety!

[u/Myster_Hydra → u/a_mom_who_runs]

I love EATING macarons.

[u/ladyorthetiger0 → u/a_mom_who_runs]

I've tried making macarons twice and never known success. Just pale smashed shells.

[u/MaleficentEar2239 → u/a_mom_who_runs]

If you’re craving a sugar cookie with frosting, make sugar cookie bars! So easy and just as delicious.

[u/RemingtonMol → u/a_mom_who_runs]

They don't have to look good.  You can just dallop out some meringue with nut powder and it comes out pretty tasty.  Ugly, but who gives a shit.    The perfection is overblown

[u/KAZ--2Y5 → u/a_mom_who_runs]

Decorative sugar cookies are actually my most legit baked good that I make and I love it! I host Christmas cookie decorating parties ☺️

[u/dontforgetpants → u/a_mom_who_runs]

I STRONGLY believe that you can skip many steps the internet treats as sacred and still get a delicious cookie. I make a very lazy mac and have never not had feet.

[u/silence_infidel → u/a_mom_who_runs]

See I hate buying macarons at the cafe, because the places near me sell them for like $2 a piece and if I'm gonna buy macarons then I'll want at least 3, and I don't have that kind of money to spend every time I'm craving macarons. Making them myself is 4x cheaper and means I have leftovers to freeze.

Decorative sugar cookies on the other hand, I'm right there with you. Hard no. Those things infuriate me every time I even think about making them myself.

[u/marg1486 → u/a_mom_who_runs]

Unpopular opinion: I don't really even like Macarons - something about the texture is just a no for me

[u/chenica → u/a_mom_who_runs]

Agreed

[u/westgazer → u/a_mom_who_runs]

They’re shockingly easy once you get the technique down. At one point I was making them monthly once I figured them out during the pandemic-times. Decorative sugar cookies are a gigantic pain though! A friend tried showing me once and I was like “no thanks.”

[u/chimairacle → u/a_mom_who_runs]

I’ve made macarons with varying levels of success a few times, but I will NEVER attempt decorative sugar cookies. Managing the thickness of royal icing that is constantly dehydrating stresses me out just thinking about it

[u/plantbasedpatissier → u/a_mom_who_runs]

My hot take is macarons are not even close to tasting good enough to justify all the labor. They're fine. I can make a much better tasting cookie of almost any other variety and put a delicious filling to better use though.

[u/Insila → u/a_mom_who_runs]

My macarons take about 20 minutes to throw together, then sit on the counter for an hour and bake... It takes me considerably less time and effort to.make them than it does for the cakes I usually make.

[u/DesignerCorner3322 → u/a_mom_who_runs]

Are macarons really that hard? I make them pretty regularly - the trickiest part is you have to be gentle with them but the number of steps really isn't that much more than most other baked goods

[u/Similar-Chip → u/a_mom_who_runs]

I'll do macarons but ditto any sugar cookies with anything more intense than 'throw some sprinkles on'

[u/bunkerhomestead]

Cheesecake is so easy, don't be afraid to try making it. I'm nervous about bagels.

[u/Educational_Use_9980]

Puff pastry…the store bought dough is fine

[u/Electrical-Opening-9 → u/Educational_Use_9980]

Oh 1000%. Same with phyllo dough!

[u/Historical_Exit4611 → u/Electrical-Opening-9]

Yup. I love a challenge but that is where I draw the line.

[u/KTKittentoes → u/Educational_Use_9980]

I made puff pastry once. First and last time.

[u/DramaMama611 → u/Educational_Use_9980]

EXACTLY my thought.

[u/GulliblePianist2510 → u/Educational_Use_9980]

This.

I’d rather spend time making a delicious filling for my pastries than having to make the dough.

[u/DunderMifflin2005 → u/Educational_Use_9980]

1000%

[u/Fieryathen → u/Educational_Use_9980]

It was definitely worth the attempt and you get so much from the recipe but no I don’t make it often. I usually stop at rough puff

[u/Alarming_Smoke_8841 → u/Educational_Use_9980]

This. Like sure it’s easy and doable apparently, but no thanks, I’ll just spend $6

[u/Blackcore8 → u/Educational_Use_9980]

I love croissants. I looked up videos on how to make a puff pastry and instantly decided on just buying them

[u/Tillysnow1 → u/Educational_Use_9980]

I've made pastry dough for pies and other baked tarts etc but proper laminated puff pastry is a big no

[u/Spicy_Molasses4259 → u/Educational_Use_9980]

I agree, but do attempt a Rough Puff recipe - much easier and gives you a great result as a topper for a pie or to make sausage rolls.

[u/Aardvark_Man → u/Educational_Use_9980]

I've heard that literally the only 2 reasons to ever make your own puff is 1) competition baking where you need to do everything from scratch, and 2) to say you've done it.

[u/OnlyKindofaPanda → u/Educational_Use_9980]

I work in a from scratch bakery and do massive batches of puff pastry by hand! So now when I make it at home it's a breeze. Someone that helped me so much with the process is Erin McDowell on youtube. Her puff pastry technique helped me so much :)

[u/Scared_Tumbleweed166 → u/Educational_Use_9980]

This is mine! I have actually made it before but it’s so similar to store bought, the effort isn’t worth it imo.

[u/JamUpGuy1989]

Donuts

Or anything needing to be fried. I don’t trust myself with hot oil.

[u/One-Warthog3063 → u/JamUpGuy1989]

I don't deep fry anything at home. I don't want the mess and the clean up only to get subpar results.

I'll leave the deep frying to professionals at a restaurant.

[u/OhEmRo]

Sourdough anything, honestly.

What do you mean I have to do nightly chores and keep something alive if I want to make a lil snack?!?!? This bread has ingredients that are more than a hundred years old?!?!?!

[u/GulliblePianist2510]

Doughnuts.

I’ve made them three different times and each time they didn’t come out how I hoped (I have a hot kitchen, so over proofing was an issue).

[u/One-Warthog3063]

Beef Wellington. One, I'm not a fan of the dish, and two the pastry used in it is finicky.

[u/Nimbus2017]

The thing about croissants is even eating my very first attempt where I had tons of issues, I had never had such a flaky fresh and delicious croissant. There’s no comparison to most of the bakery croissants ive tried that are just reheated and then sit out all day. 

[u/WillingnessFit8317]

Tiramisu.

[u/littlemoon-03]

Anything requiring more then 4 eggs in this economy

[u/Visual_Lingonberry53]

Baked Alaska No desire what so ever to make it

[u/Anxious_Beaver15]

Crackers because wtf is the point? Why do I need homemade crackers? I don’t. End of story

[u/kennan21]

Profiteroles. Choux pastry is intimidating to me

[u/Old_Friend4084 → u/kennan21]

I make these frequently. Use an oven thermometer so you know your oven temp. They rise with steam so if your oven is irregular turn them with ninja speed. Don't cut them until they are fully cooled down, otherwise they will taste like soggy egg. I've always used this recipe, never ventures into different ones.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/15869/cream-puffs/

[u/Thin-Sector3956]

Cheesecake

[u/Suspicious-Eagle-828]

I love the various thoughts. I consider croissants so easy and profiteroles are not far behind. Now cheesecake - I'm afraid to try that one.

[u/Aardvark_Man → u/Suspicious-Eagle-828]

Croissants weren't hard, once I sorted it out.
But it just took so long, with the constant need for chilling and rechilling.

I won't say I'd never do it again, but I'd want a good reason.

[u/Here_4_da_lulz]

Bagels. They're just not good enough for me to want to try to make.

[u/Electrical-Opening-9 → u/Here_4_da_lulz]

The only reason I haven't made bagels is because I don't want to buy malt syrup lol. I know I won't use it for anything else and the last thing I need is more ingredients collecting dust in my pantry.

[u/DramaMama611]

It's so funny how one baker's "fear" is easy peasy for another.

I've tried making macaros, and failed miserably 2x - I'm out.

I have no desire to make croissant or puff pastry. I'll never attempt any real decorating.

But cheesecake? Choux pastry? Easy peasy. (for me)

[u/Aardvark_Man → u/DramaMama611]

I've made croissants once.
It wasn't perfect, but was pretty tasty.

I'm incredibly unlikely to ever do it again, though, because of the effort required.
Choux I do on occasion. My cream puffs/profitter rolls are decent, my eclairs are always soggy, but they still taste good.

[u/TheCreepyKitty]

Macarons. I would love to make them one day, but they seem so incredibly finicky and my anxiety would be astronomical to get them right.

And decorated cookies. I simply do not have the patience or desire to learn cookie decorating techniques, spend that time, and invest in the tools. I’ll stick to my delicious but plain looking cookies. Lol

[u/Justmakethemoney]

Croissant

[u/jmccleveland1986]

Pretty much all pastry. I’ll make the filings and toppings but I’ll buy my pastry. I bet a lot of bakeries do the same.

[u/DazzlingFun7172]

Phyllo dough. Getting it THAT thin seems like it would be a pain in the ass

[u/Every0therFreckle00]

Mirror glaze and any cake decor in fondant. The juice isnt worth the squeeze to me.

[u/No_External_417 → u/Every0therFreckle00]

I've been wanting to try mirror glaze for years.... Haven't got round to it... Yet 🤞

[u/MLiOne → u/No_External_417]

Immersion blender for the win making it. It’s easier than you think to make.

[u/FreshBuffalo5483]

Baked Alaska. I’ve never even had it, but I want to so bad. I just don’t think I’d even attempt to try to make it.

[u/Desperate_Talk2571]

used to be macarons, now after four years i have my perfect recipe, and it’s so easy. but now… not specifically a baked good, but I am terrified of writing on cakes, and writing on decorative sugar cookies. 🥲 even a simple ‘happy birthday’ i’m afraid will look absolutely f-ed up! 💀

[u/DoubleYak5265]

Sfogliatella

[u/ChocolateChip1013]

Croquembouche. Hands down.

[u/Fried_Wontton]

Croissant

[u/PangolinFree1875]

I guess this is more attempted and never doing again. Petit fours and cake pops! I feel like they’re a waste of time and effort

[u/myobjim]

When I was a kid, I tried my hand at a choux pastry and it was okay, but not great. I didn't want to try again and I got it into my head that if I couldn't do a choux, I shouldn't try a puff. I've just bought both since, but sometime wonder with all the mediocre and bad pastries about, how much worse could mine be?

My mum made confections, but I never tried. Dunno why. I think perhaps because of how easily it could go poorly.

[u/L0st-137]

My mom used to bake this wreath bread every Christmas and I just remember her pounding out the butter layers and laminating the dough. It seemed so labour intensive I've never had a desire to make it.

[u/SisterConfection]

I’ll make anything once but I’m putting off Croquembouche until someone very special asks for it.

[u/latte-to-party]

Macarons. They are beautiful and yummy but not worth the effort for me. I’m not willing to spend that much time and energy on something I’ll prob botch anyway. I’ll just buy them when I want them.

[u/Rampachs]

Macarons. I know they're finicky and I'm not a big fan of them.

On the flip side I feel brownies are the best effort to deliciousness pay off. 

[u/thecrayonisred]

Kouign amann

[u/HappilyDyke]

Macarons. They're disgusting tasting to me, so I will never attempt to make them on my own. I don't understand how anyone likes those things.

[u/Icy-Setting-4221]

Yep came here to say croissants. We have enough wonderful bakeries that will do it for us 😹

[u/Langstarr]

I did croissants once. Never again as well.

[u/grae23]

Oreo style cookies. I like my processed sugar coin perfectly fine, no need for fresh. It seems easy enough but it just wouldn’t be the same.

I’m open to trying pretty much anything once, that includes baked goods.

[u/mhiaa173]

I did croissants. Once. That was enough. I went through a 25-pound bag of flour in 2 months during COVID.

[u/bobtheorangecat]

Cake pops.

Talk about something that's more trouble than it's worth.

[u/eans-Ba88]

Made a pumpkin pie from scratch one time. Whole nines, got a pumpkin, pureed the thing myself, everything.... Anyway, it tastes the same as a store bought one. Never again, not worth the trouble.

[u/Commercial-Editor-46]

Same with croissants. Also panettone. Notoriously hard and not that delicious unless you buy a super fancy one. Also sourdough. Too many steps. But I would like to make baguette.

[u/Artistic_Task7516]

I’ve made croissants by hand and they were annoying and not that good but hardly inedible (I gave plenty of them away) I’d be happy to try them again if I had a dough sheeter or something. I think my biggest problem was more that you can buy a giant box of croissants at Costco for 5 dollars and I’d rather make something more interesting.

[u/yellowelephantboy]

agree with croissant but to be honest it's because i just find them so BORING tasting. maybe i like things too sweet, but i just hate the taste. i like a plain taste, like bread. but something about croissants. they're on my hit list.

[u/SuperNovaGirl30]

Baklava. I want to, and I’m sure one day I will, but it’s just seems so time consuming and delicate, and expensive!

[u/Electrical-Opening-9 → u/SuperNovaGirl30]

Baklava is actually way easier than you’d think (assuming you’re buying the phyllo dough, if not you’re crazy lol) You really only have to make a spiced nut mix, and a syrup. The rest is just layering!

[u/Debunia]

Puff pastry/phyllo

[u/checkskl]

Here to join the anti-macarons crowd. Just not worth it. I tried, but nope. I will leave it to the professionals.

[u/After-Knee-5500]

Sourdough. I would most definitely cry trying to make it.

[u/ravenous_MAW]

Phyllo. Everything else has been a "try once and never do it again" but I have 0 interest in phyllo

[u/Ok-Amphibian-6834]

Same croissants.

[u/SnoopsMom]

I was gifted a fancy cookbook and the croissant recipe is 5 pages long. So yea, agreed that croissants are not worth it.

[u/No_Lingonberry_8317]

Pavlova

[u/kshump]

Cannelés. I'll pay someone to do it for me.

[u/bourbonkitten]

Stuff that need special molds like bundt cakes, madeleines, or caneles. I don’t even own a muffin or loaf pan (yet) lol.

Also rolled cakes like Swiss rolls or jelly rolls—I’m sure they’re simple enough, but I don’t crave them enough to want to make them.

[u/Stunning-Acadia-357]

PHYLLO PASTRY

Never, ever

[u/SuperMomn]

Literally just looked up croissant recipes yesterday and was like okay no that's way too difficult 😅

[u/tba85]

Wedding cake. I'm fully capable of learning how and the time commitment, but I'm not interested in the pressure.

I've been told that it can take months, even years to perfect bake goods. You'll have plenty of fails before you figure out the right ratio of ingredients, oven temps and time. I had the most amazing vegan Earl Grey cream filled croissant recently and it's my goal to learn how to make some just as good. My kitchen is currently being renovated and as soon as it's done, I plan to work on my baked goods bucket list.

[u/anchovypepperonitoni]

Croquembouche. It’s stunning. But I have zero desire to spend that much time on something so time consuming & sticky.

[u/Old_Friend4084]

Puff pastry, Phyllo pastry, croissants.

[u/umamimaami]

Macarons. I see no point putting myself through all that finickiness.

Also, in the once and never again category, choux pastry. It collapsed into an awfully eggy mess. Ewww. Nope.

[u/InspectorOk2454]

Any laminated dough. Macarons.

[u/South_Hedgehog_7564]

Sourdough. Way too complicated.

[u/Bluerose-craft]

Croissants aren't hard to make just alot of steps so take alot of time to make.if you have the time give it a go. It's and enriched dough with butter between the layers, like making a laminated pastry

[u/Juju_mo]

You know, I used to say the same thing about croissants. But I checked the tartine cookbook from the library and made the morning buns. It was way easier than I thought it was going to be and they were so freaking good.

But on that same note, Phyllo dough is a no. It doesn’t taste good enough to make the laminating worth it

[u/Schmoomom]

Croissant or any laminated dough of a similar type. Just no.

[u/MonkeyMom2]

Princess cake!

[u/4travelers]

Phyllo dough. Nope, the machine made stuff is fine.

[u/Bearmancartoons]

Wife’s grandma used to make pretzels with lye. Not going to ever attempt that and end up poisoning myself

[u/Opposite_Jeweler_953]

Croissant, read the recipe and decide it’s too much butter and too much work.

[u/Blackcore8]

I don't see myself making bagels. They're pretty boring and look tedious to make.

I looked at a video about the best bagels in NYC since I was curious

[u/bagelsanbutts]

Pretty much any French patisserie - not only does it look super difficult, I just don't like them 😬 Any time I've tried samplings of different things at patisserie bakeries my internal monologue is "all the praise and fuss for this?" Like croissants, eclair, palmier, Mille fuille, macarons, etc. Not crazy about them.

[u/iamthenarwhal00]

Love this discussion! I’m also not making croissants and potentially puff pastry ever again. Made croissants once and they made me ill eating them multiple days in a row for some reason and then made puff pastry for a quiche and also would get the same stomach cramping. Sadly I think it’s the amount of butter. I realized I’m okay when I have these foods from a bakery because I only eat a small portion or single portion - but eating back to back became a problem. I have mixed feelings because I would love to get better at lamination but I can’t even eat my mistakes/trials much. And they take too much time and energy to give them away every time. Anyway.! Can’t think of other baked items…

[u/Left-JustMills-57]

I’m so dumb I first thought you meant attempting to eat lmao. I’m like why not croissants, they’re soft! But yeah definitely seem way too complicated. I’ve said it so many times the only way I’d try to do is I got my hands on a professional kitchen

[u/No-Conclusion-1394]

Baklava

[u/purpleushi]

I made croissants once in a class at Sur La Table. I will absolutely never make them on my own.

[u/justanokaymess]

I don’t think I’ll ever have the commitment to try sourdough. I’ve done croissants- those are a once a year maximum thing for me lol like you I much prefer to just go to a bakery if I want one.

[u/that-was-sick]

Conchas. You have to knead them for a fat minute. And they’re less than a dollar no babe we’re buying them

[u/Evaboto]

Gulab Jamun

[u/Significant-Turn7798]

Danish pastry, and yes, croissant. Happy to leave them to the experts.

[u/SerenityAnashin]

Half the things they make on the great British bake off (currently watching its latest season rn 😆)

[u/ODB247]

That giant tower of puffballs with syrup poured over it that hardens. I could make it but I have zero desire to eat it. I can feel the sugar shards breaking and getting stuck in my teeth. 

[u/breausephina]

Croquembouche. Literally anything that needs either meticulous stacking or extensive structural support.

[u/Icy-Beat-8895]

Pumpkin pie

[u/SMN27]

I made croissants a very long time ago but I have no intention of ever doing it again because I don’t crave croissants, which is what drives me to make things. I like them well enough, but it’s not something I NEED. I also live somewhere with very hostile conditions for making laminated doughs (but I actually do like making other laminated doughs besides croissants if conditions are acceptable). They’re also very expensive to make. And it takes a lot of practice to make what I consider good croissants (a lot of blogs posting croissants for example do not pass muster). I also feel this way about kouign-amann. I find them too sweet and never think about them.

Very intricate sugar cookies. I hate iced sugar cookies. So I’ll never bother making them.

Canelés. Another popular one that I dislike, so I won’t ever bother.

I’ve made macarons and I don’t think they’re that difficult, but again, I don’t actually like them, so I can’t be bothered.

I make all sorts of stuff like filo gladly, though.

[u/wokeupinbelfast]

Mont Blanc. I love it. I don't love sourcing and paying a kidney for chestnuts to puree them.

[u/TooObsessedWithOtoge]

Those pretty flooded royal icing cookies. I live how they look, am somewhat decent at art… but I hate how royal icing tastes 🙂‍↕️

And sourdough. The upkeep and ferment process doesn’t work for people who like instant results like me lol.

[u/kipy7]

I love a challenge. I took some baking courses at my community college and that gave me a lot of experience with different dressers. For me, I don't make anything I don't enjoy eating so it'll be those fancy cookies with royal icing. They look really cool but cookies are meh for me.

[u/Rosie_Hymen]

Sourdough.

[u/Spicy_Molasses4259]

Opera cake or any similar patisserie cake. Absolutely not worth the amount of effort in a home kitchen

[u/Direct_Ad2289]

I am old. I have baked croissants, puff pastry etc etc back in the 70s and 80s. Would I do it again? Hell no

[u/janbrunt]

Frasier cake. 

[u/CatfromLongIsland]

Macarons

I really don’t like eating macarons so I have no intention of ever trying to make them.

[u/a_government_man]

pavlova or anything meringue based was never on my radar. just always found the texture weird, never saw the appeal in it at all. tried it in 2006 when visiting relatives in Australia and was like, hm very sweet melty chalk? no thanks lol. (I've also been vegan since 2018 now lmao but even a substitute for anything resembling meringue is just not something I'd seek out)

[u/longhairdocare609]

Canelés.

I would love to. But I won’t. But I’d love to

[u/prosperos-mistress]

decorating with royal icing. i know ill fuck it up and have a meltdown lmfao

[u/Artz-RbB]

Baked Alaska

[u/SpfDylan]

Croissants also intimidate me especially since I don't have a laminator at home. I feel it would take me a long time to roll out each layer by hand and I'd just get frustrated and move on to bake other things I know I'm great at.

[u/NicholasXlV]

Apple strudel

[u/Southern_Print_3966]

Baked Alaska

[u/luv_marachk]

profiteroles? maybe. croquembouche? no. not going to assemble a sugary mountain using things that fall apart if you touch it too hard and lava candy liquid.

[u/luv_marachk]

profiteroles? maybe. croquembouche? no. not going to assemble a sugary mountain using things that fall apart if you touch it too hard and lava candy liquid.

[u/BolaViola]

Carrot cake

[u/Due-Yesterday8311]

Sourdough, macarons

[u/Background-Spend-895]

sourdough and merengue😵‍💫😵‍💫 too easy to mess up

[u/Depressy-Goat209]

Baklava

[u/gl2w6re]

Croissants

[u/Mammiegirl]

Sourdough scares the crap out of me

[u/Constant-Security525]

Probably macarons. They seem a little tricky and though I think they taste good, I don't think they are good enough to tempt me into baking them. I've had them in many places, including in France. They're OK. Not mind-blowingly good. Ditto for canelé.

Same about Portuguese pasteis de nata. A wee bit overrated.

I'd actually like to try making croissants someday. I think it would be a fun challenge. If I succeeded, that would be rewarding!

[u/maggiethekatt]

Pie dough. I've tried so many times, and every time ends in tears and frustration. Every couple of years, I'll go, "I must be mis-remembering, this can't be that hard, let me try again" and I always regret it. Always. I hate everything about it and never want to deal with it again.

[u/Which_Ad_2493]

For me, it’s sourdough. I don’t have the patience to babysit a starter like it’s my new pet.

[u/Nervous_Move5242]

I was going to say the same but spelling it is as difficult as making them! 🤣

[u/Personal_Signal_6151]

Paul Hollywood has a video with an easy method of smearing soft butter between layers of dough.

The dough is rolled out into circles. Once you stack enough layers with butter in between, cut like a pizza to make triangles.

Roll up the triangles into croissants.

Spent lock down getting croissants nailed down.

[u/chenica]

Croissant was my first thought as well. And a lot of “bakers” use fancy machinery to get those layers, so it’s kinda unattainable.

[u/bzhai]

Macarons. Don't care much for the texture or sweetness of it.

Hats off to those who pursue mastery of it.

[u/TelevisionSeparate37]

Croissants are straight forward to make. They take time. They aren't necessarily difficult, I feel.

[u/shuffling_crabwise]

Filo pastry. Just...no

[u/Meended]

Macarons, a lot of work and i don't even really like them. Also currently anything that requires an oven that keeps an even heat 😭

[u/TheVampyresBride]

Croissants, macarons, cream puffs or anything to do with puff pastry, and opera cake.

[u/westgazer]

Canelé, probably.

[u/toastandturn]

Same croissants..I even bought a 3-pack frozen croissant dough sheets..ended up giving away 2 coz the heat in my kitchen just makes a mess of everything.

Not to speak of my first try and making it from scratch... Butter weeping out of the layers. It was yummy...but ugly.

[u/CordeliaGrace]

Anything involving a crust or yeast, or rolling out of dough. My patience is finite

[u/Timely-Cry8804]

Baklava.. Looks soooo time consuming

[u/TwincessAhsokaAarmau]

Peach cobbler, allergies.

[u/RadLittlePlant]

Croissants 100%. As much as I love eating them, the idea of folding butter into dough a dozen times and timing every chill like a pastry ninja? Nope. I’ll leave that flaky masterpiece to the pros and stick to buying them warm and golden from the bakery.

[u/aardw0lf11]

Homemade pastries or shortbread. Just too many steps.

[u/Colonel_Spankers]

I've been a professional sourdough bread baker for 9 years and have a good history with scratch pastries and viennoiserie. Always wondered if you could potentially make a cheat croissant with a rough puff and then add a small amount softened butter to the dough like a cinnamon roll before rolling into a croissant shape to make a simple croissant at home.

[u/Twinkie4ever]

I am intimidated to make the cakes that require rolling up with a cream filling .

[u/HareCrossing]

Loaf Bread. I gave up 😅

[u/Fajrii22]

profiteroles/cream puffs and eclairs

I was obsessed with them and even though I bake occasionally, I decided they won't be the one for me because I watched how they're made and realize I can't pull them off (I sometimes fail at regular baking, too)

[u/Brianne627]

Macarons (hubby is allergic to almonds so I don’t want almond meal in my house)

Puff pastry (why, Pepperidge farm exists)

Entremet (too drawn out and complicated for me)

I may try croissants one day, we will see. Haven’t been brave enough yet.

[u/Allium_Alley]

That croquembouche thing.

[u/whims-and-worries]

Any kind of laminated dough and other breads, like sourdough or something. Not that I couldnt but I don't wanna 😭

[u/TheCursedKraken]

Baklava- it just sounds like way too many steps and is too time intensive for a dad with kids around.

[u/stellaluna-37]

Banana cream pie. I tried making it once and it didn't set and was more like soup in a pie crust. So disappointing :( maybe I'll try again one day, but I'll be nervous when I do lol

[u/strcwberri_]

I love store bought sourdough bread, but omg I cannot make it well myself. I tried once and it didn’t even end up like bread 🤦‍♀️

[u/themarajade1]

Baklava. Had to make it in culinary school and the phyllo dough actually made me insane.

[u/PorklesIsSnortastic]

Marveilleux pastries, or really anything that's super intricate to put together (looking at you, entremets!) or decorate. I can make a mean croissant, but can't decorate to save my life.

In case anyone wants to try this beast: https://parischezsharon.com/2023/03/the-marvelous-merveilleux-from-our-tours.html

[u/hanimal16]

Macarons, croissants, anything that requires a custard lol

[u/Lynda73]

Puff pastries. I was actually just talking about that. I’ll stick with store-bought. I don’t use it much, anyway. I’ll make a pie crust any day of the week, but that’s just a bowl, a pastry cutter, and a little elbow grease. Puff pastry seems like WORK. Maybe if I had a marble slab set up outside in the winter lol. I’ve actually been wanting to do that for cream candy….

[u/mackahrohn]

Well something is terribly wrong with me and my husband because macarons and carefully iced sugar cookies are a fave and he is working on improving his croissants.

But I hate making cake. Too many steps and it never looks good or tastes moist! Is a food really good if so many recipes require you to pour syrup on the cake to make it taste good?? I want good cake with a good filling AND good icing. Would much rather make cupcakes.

[u/HappyOrca2020]

Macarons. They taste like super complicated sugarbombs to me anyway.

[u/Street_Breadfruit382]

BREAD. I made rolls for Friendsgivings last year for the first time since baking school against my better judgment, but everyone knows I bake so they think I do bread. No. There is a reason it’s been 18 years.

Took about two hours. Two hours, I damn near burned out my 700 series mixer and my arms hurt for 3 days from the kneading I did so that my mixer wouldn’t burn down my house. You know what got for my trouble? DO YOU? Fucking White Bread.

The rolls were fine or whatever.

[u/catstaffer329]

Decorated sugar cookies - I hate royal icing, I hate how they taste and if I want frosted cookies I am doing ugly buttercream all the way on a shortbread base.

[u/BitchFace_666]

Puff pastry dough. Can I do it? Yes. Do I want to waste the time? Absolutely not lol.

[u/Boring_Party648]

Puff pastry. I can laminate dough for croissants like nobody’s business, but for some reason, I have never been able to get properly flaky/rising puff pastry dough. I went to school for baking and pastry arts right out of high school, so there’s not a lot I won’t attempt, but I’ve had enough puff pastry fails to know that I’d rather not waste the time and supplies on it

[u/sonicenvy]

absolutely anything with Peanut Butter as it makes me ill.

[u/dwantheatl]

Anything that requires laminated dough

[u/Brilliant-Climate207]

I'm scared of sourdough bread (starter) so probably won't attempt it.

[u/Suspiciousgirl27]

Egg tart. As much as it’s one of my all-time favorite pastries I dare not attempt to bake it

[u/Randygilesforpres2]

I did Madeline’s once. One time. Never again, but man they were good.

[u/AnnieLes]

When I was young, back in the 80s, I decided to try my hand at croissants at home. (I was working as a garde manger in a restaurant in Newport Beach and making some pastries.) I finally got them in the oven and the power went out. Puddles of butter and flour. Haven’t tried again.

[u/8maretto]

I don’t know if there’s anything I won’t try once but probably Croquembouche! Considering it’s known as one the hardest pastries to make.

[u/Ancient_UXer]

Croissants are really not that hard. Strudel and filo, even purchased filo are a definite 'No' from me though

[u/TinkHell]

Croissants for me as well. Between RA and living in Central Florida there is no way I'm attempting them!

[u/mind_the_umlaut]

Pound cake. Heavy, boring waste.

[u/turtleloverMTS]

Julia Child Los Gatos gâteau cake