Avid Baker's Challenge

Bakers' links for February 2012

2012-01-24T20:34:00.000-08:00

Please leave a link to your Glazed Cinnamon Rolls post in the comment section. Thank you! :o)

Abby has made a couple tweaks to the recipe. The changes apply to the filling only:

2 ounces flour (up from 1-1/2 oz)
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon (up from 2-1/2 teaspoons)

Bakers' links for January 2012

2012-01-01T13:42:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all ABC bakers and visitors! :o)

As you probably know, in 2012 the ABC bakers will be baking from The Weekend Baker by Abby Dodge. I've contacted Abby to share with her this news, which she was very excited about, and I've also asked her to pick the first recipe for us to bake. She selected the Nut-Crusted Chocolate-Banana Swirl Cake. And what a great choice that was.

Please leave a link to your January post in the comment section. I hope you all enjoyed this cake. I know I did!

ABC - Bakers' Link for 6 December 2011

2011-12-05T17:09:00.001-08:00

I hope you all enjoyed the last recipe from Flo Braker's "Baking for all Occasions"! Please leave a link to your Eggnog Pound Cake with Crystal Rum Glaze post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

ABC - Bakers' Link for 1 November 2011

2011-10-30T19:21:00.000-07:00

Please leave a link to your Focaccia for Breakfast post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

ABC - Bakers' Link for 4 October 2011

2011-09-30T09:14:00.000-07:00

Please leave a link to your Frangipane Ripple ChocolatePound Cake post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

ABC - Bakers' Link for 20 September 2011

2011-09-20T20:35:00.000-07:00

Please leave a link to your Cupid's Strawberry Cake post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

ABC - Bakers' Link for September 2011

2011-09-03T15:09:00.000-07:00

Please leave a link to your Quintessential Cheese Blintzes post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

ABC - Bakers' Link for August 2011 (2nd recipe)

2011-08-14T16:49:00.001-07:00

Please leave a link to your Neapolitan Bars post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

ABC - Bakers' Link for August 2011

2011-08-01T19:57:00.000-07:00

Please leave a link to your Congo Brownies post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

ABC - Bakers' Link for July 2011

2011-07-02T07:27:00.000-07:00

Please leave a link to your Butterscotch Spiral Coffee Cake post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

ABC Bakers' Link for June 2011

2011-06-06T09:35:00.000-07:00

Please leave a link to your Favorite Buttermilk Cake post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

ABC Bakers' Link for May 2011

2011-05-02T13:33:00.000-07:00

Please leave a link to your Overnight Cinnamon Buns post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

ABC Bakers' Link for April

2011-04-03T20:56:00.000-07:00

Please leave a link to your Zebra Cookies/Chocolate-Vanilla Swirl Cookies post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

P&Q for April 2011

2011-03-19T19:11:00.000-07:00

Our first cookie recipe from "Baking for all Occasions": Zebra Cookies. Vanilla and chocolate butter dough swirled together into a lovely zebra-like pattern. What's not to like? :o)

If you have any comments or questions regarding this recipe, please post them in the comment section of this post so that we can help each other out. Thanks.

ABC Bakers' Link for March 2011

2011-02-26T09:48:00.000-08:00

Please leave a link to your Old-World Braided Coffee Cake post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

P&Q for March 2011

2011-02-12T07:10:00.000-08:00

I'm looking forward to taking on next month's challenge: Old-World Braided Coffee Cake. It's another yeast recipe for us this year. Are you noticing a trend? I figure the more practice some of us (yeast phobes - myself included) get, the better we'll get at it :o)

If you have any comments or questions regarding this recipe, please post them in the comment section of this post so that we can help each other out. Thanks.

ABC Bakers' Link for Februari 2011

2011-01-30T09:06:00.000-08:00

Please leave a link to your Caramel Chocolate Cream Pie post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

P&Q for February 2011

2011-01-09T08:19:00.000-08:00

I'm looking forward to taking on next month's challenge: Caramel Chocolate Cream Pie. It involves making pie dough which is still a challenge for some of us, myself included :o)

If you have any comments or questions regarding this recipe, please post them in the comment section of this post so that we can help each other out. Thanks

ABC Bakers' Link for January 2011

2010-12-29T22:34:00.000-08:00

Please leave a link to your Challah Bread post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

P&Q for January 2011

2010-12-12T20:43:00.000-08:00

What's the best way to conquer your fears? Face them head-on, is what I say. So our first recipe of the year has to be a yeast bread, I figured. I don't know about you, but Mr Yeast and I are not very close friends. To challenge myself, I chose Eve Lieb's Processor Challah (post due date is January 4th). I hope you find it challenging too. If you have any suggestions or questions, feel free to submit them to the Comment section of this post.

Recap of the first ABC year

2010-12-11T20:07:00.000-08:00

The ABC bakers have just baked their last recipe of 2010. What a fun ride it's been. I would like to thank all ABC members for baking along with me. So far, baking from Flo Braker's book, Baking for all Occasions, has been very successful. For me personally, I enjoyed learning about new desserts and pastries. There were several "firsts" (e.g. Chiffon Cake, Rugelach, etc). Flo's instructions are very well written and guide you through the recipe until the end; as if Flo is holding your hand until you're all done.

Although the Avid Baker's Challenge baking group was originally set up to bake from a different book each year, Flo's book has been so much fun with such a variety of recipes, that I didn't want to let it go yet. I feel we barely scratched the surface on this wonderful book. It came as no surprise to me that when I solicited input from ABC members, that the majority voted to continue baking from this book in the year 2011. And we shall :o)

If you would like to join us, please read about the rules HERE and then email me at HanaasKitchen [at] live [dot] com.

Here are the recipes we made in the year 2010:

ABC Bakers' Link for December 2010

2010-12-06T17:21:00.000-08:00

Please leave your link to your Maple-Pecan Medjool Date Rugelach post in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

P&Q for December 2010

2010-11-04T20:07:00.000-07:00

I'm looking forward to taking on next month's challenge: Maple-Pecan Medjool Date Rugelach. I have never made these pastries before but I've heard good things about them. I also happen to love Medjool dates :o)

If you have any comments or questions regarding this recipe, please post them in the comment section of this post so that we can help each other out. Thanks!

ABC Bakers' Link for November 2010

2010-11-01T20:13:00.000-07:00

Please leave your link to the Pumpkin Ice Cream Profiteroles with Caramel Sauce in the comment section of this post. Thank you :o)

Introduction to ABC

2010-11-01T20:10:00.000-07:00

Important update 1/1/2012:

Changes have been made to the ABC baking group. Please click HERE to read the latest information about the group and how to join.

Welcome to the Avid Baker's Challenge, or ABC. This is a new monthly baking project. In general, I get to select the recipes we bake each month. And on every first Tuesday of the month, we all post our experiences and photos of the baked creation, but never the original recipe from the book, as we'd like to encourage everyone to buy the book.

For the year 2010, the decision has been made to bake from Flo Braker's "Baking For All Occasions". We, the ABC bakers, are in no way affiliated with Flo Braker. We're just fans of her books.

Not too long ago, a group decision has been made to continue baking from Flo's book in 2011. At this time, the plan is to pick a different book for 2012 to bake from. The final decision on this will come at the end of next year.

If you have the book or have easy access to the book, and would like to join us, please email me.