Welcome to the Avid Baker's Challenge, or ABC, a monthly baking group. We don't bake each recipe in the book, just 12 of them (one for each month in the year) and then we move on to a different book. In general, I get to select the recipes we bake each month. The posting due date for ABC is as easy as 1-2-3. As an ABC baker you're free to choose one of the following posting dates: the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd of each month. During the first three days of each month, we'll all post our experiences and photos of the baking project, but never the original recipe from the book, as we'd like to encourage everyone to buy the book. In the event that we're baking online recipes that are readily available, it's acceptable (and even encouraged) to add a link to the recipe.
Posting rules for ABC bakers
When you write up your post, I ask that you add a link to your post using the InLinkz widget on the ABC blog. Should you be late and post after the 3rd that same month, just email me beforehand (we all travel/get busy/sick/etc). I still encourage you to blog about the recipe and add a link to your post on the ABC blog. If you know you'll be missing that month, same thing, just email me. If you miss several consecutive months, I'll remove you from the blog roll, and add you back in once you start baking with us again.
If you'd like to join us in this baking adventure, please feel free to email me at HanaasKitchen [at] live [dot] com.
Year 2013
In 2013 we will be baking from a recipe website this time, not a book (to change things up a little bit). And the survey winner is: www.KingArthurFlour.com. We, the ABC bakers, are in no way affiliated with King Arthur Flour.
Year 2012
For the year 2012, the decision has been made to bake from The Weekend Baker by Abby Dodge. We, the ABC bakers, are in no way affiliated with Abby Dodge. We're just fans of her books.
Year 2011
We all enjoyed baking from Baking for all Occasions so much that we decided to bake from it some more.
Year 2010
For the year 2010, the decision has bee made to bake from Baking for all Occasions by Flo Braker. We, the ABC bakers, are in no way affiliated with Flo Braker.
Hi,,I was directed from the site Lethally Delicious. Im glad i took a peek. Sounds like allot of fun. I love trying new recipes,,,and it looks like a realistic challenge to complete one a month as apposed to one a week.
ReplyDeleteThink ill join in :)
@Craftncorry: I emailed you with all the info. We'd love for you to join us. Just let me know when you're read :o)
DeleteHanaa - I just ordered this from amazon.co.uk. I hope it will arrive in time to bake with you in Feb!
ReplyDeleteGreat to have you on board, Lois. Welcome to ABC!!
DeleteHi Hanaâ,
ReplyDeleteJust ordered the book. I'll be glad to try new recipes with your great baking event!
Cheers
Great! Looking forward to your ABC posts. I hope you like the recipes :o)
Deletehi Hanaa,
ReplyDeleteI got to know ABC from Joyce (Kitchen Flavour)
I have the book on the way, should reach me in 3-4 more days
I really hope I can join in the fun :)
I tried clicking the email link above but it didn't work so I wrote on this comment box :)
Cheers,
Alice
Lovely bake - as usual, Hanaâ! I admire your health consciousness - I went for the buttery and creamy.
ReplyDeleteI didn't experience any problems with too sticky dough (used AP with some whole wheat).
Since I changed several things in the recipe, I posted the whole procedure, too, but re-wrote it completely.
I couldn't find a "post your link" option, but you have my post in your ABC Blog Roll, anyway.
Greetings from in Lübeck/Germany - we are off to the Baltic Sea today.
Karin
I'm ready to bake :) can I have an invite to group please and thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteDo you have to have a blog to do this? Where else would one post?
ReplyDeleteHi Anon,
DeleteYou could bake along without a blog but that would make sharing your pictures and experience pretty hard (or impossible). Creating a blog is pretty easy and quick. Just follow the instructions on www.blogger.com. I hope you can join us!
- Hanaa
Well whaddya know -- I already had an account. So I created a blog, but only the basics for now. I'm going to try to make the muffins tomorrow. Gotta go get the fruit soaking. Is there anything else I need? Is there a formal invitation required?
DeleteGreat! You're all set then. After you write your muffin post, come back to the ABC blog and leave a link to your muffin post. That's it.
DeleteIf you'd like to add a cool ABC badge to your blog to let your visitors know that you're part of ABC, please email me and I'll send you the badge.
BTW, just so you can keep my personalities straight ;) I am that original "Anon" up there, and Maxine (my kitty, who passed away last year.) I went ahead and changed my account to my first name, but I might change to my blog name, Dos Gatos Baking. Still figuring this all out.
DeleteI figured that out, so no worries :-) Sorry about your kitty
DeleteHellooooo! Anyone home?? :D Looking for the March posting spot and maybe the next couple months of recipes.
ReplyDeleteHi, Hanaa. got here from Karen's Kitchen Stories and would love to join in. Love KAF recipes. Would have loved to make the gruyere bread. And of course I will just for the fun of it.
ReplyDeleteHi TeaLady. Please feel free to join. I'll add you to the blogroll as soon as you bake with us and add a link to your post on the ABC blog. Happy baking!
Deletehello Hanaa this Rosa maggie I'm not sure about this because if I have to buy a cook book that you use then I can't.... P.S. I have all of Rose Levy Beranbaum cook books.
ReplyDeleteHi Rosa. This year we're baking recipes from the King Arthur Flour websites so there's no need to buy a cookbook. I hope you join us! :-)
Deletehello hanaa,I will give it a try ok and see ok....
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