Baking

I have a desire to bake, bake, bake. Although I love to cook, my strengths are not in the baking area. There are a few things I do well: chocolate chip cookies, birthday cake, and that's about it. But I really want to make fabulous croissants, bread, pie crusts. So, I need to practice, practice, practice. Somehow, I don't think that summer is the best time to take on this new project. In addition, there is no way that our little family could (or should) eat all my baking efforts, so I would need to find friends to benefit (or be guinea pigs). That shouldn't be too hard; who doesn't like yummy treats?