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Friday, 2 December 2011

Bake Your Own Bread (BYOB) December 2011 Roundup

Another year, another loaf of bread…

BYOB has moved and is now hosted by

The BYOB Bakers have spent the past year baking and sharing bread together. It’s been a great ride! We have one more roundup at the end of this month to showcase our Holiday breads. Then our BYOB 2011 journey will come to a close.

BYOB began with Sandy of At the Bakers Bench in 2009. The tradition moved to the Bread Experience in 2010 and has rested here for the past year and a half. Now it’s time to get the BYOB train moving again.

I want to thank Sandy for beginning this wonderful tradition and for being willing to pass the BYOB torch on. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed hosting the roundups each month. My journey hosting BYOB is coming to a close, but this is not the end, it’s just another step in our bread-baking journey.

Now, on to the roundup…

Marion in the United Kingdom starts us out with some delicious pumpkin breads. She said “every November I remember gratefully the eighteen months I spent working in California more than 50 years ago. I fell in love then with the pumpkin in all its wonderful guises.” A very nice memory indeed.

Lunch Buns with
pumpkin, cheese, onion Multi-Seeded Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Scones Savory pumpkin spelt flour pancakes

Heather of Girlichef made an assortment of lovely Fall breads. She was so inspired by the croissants that she penned a couple of haikus. Those must’ve been some croissants to inspire her to write about them. Now I’m inspired!

“Happy chewing sounds
Tender buttery layers
Crisp flaky crumbs fall.”

--Heather of Girlichef

Croissants Prosciutto Parmesan Braids

Pan de Muerto Pumpkin Bread w/ Millet & Chocolate

Chocolate Orange
Pull-apart Bread Whole Wheat Pumpkin Rolls

Jill of Bakingbread 101 had a busy month of baking as well. She made the following and even found time to visit the Apple Orchards of Glen Oaks with her friends. Sounds like a fun time to me.

Blueberry Muffins
Blackberry Muffins
Pumpkin Bread
Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls
Several loaves of Light Multigrain Sandwich Bread
3 Apple Cranberry Pies with Oatmeal Streusel Topping
4 Pumpkin Pies in a Gingerbread Cookie Crust
1 Strawberry Rhubarb Pie with a Streusel Topping in an Almond Butter Crust
Cinnamon Twists

Gayathri of Gayathri's Cook Spot made some delicious treats in November. Gorgeous photos! Everything looks so mouthwatering, I’m getting hungry just looking at them. I’ve never heard of Musk Melon Crackers. Another one to add to my list.

Potato Sticks

Eggless Bibingka Musk Melon Crackers

Sprouts Stuffed Braided Bread Eggless Orange Snail Rolls

Winnie of Somthing Sweet - Winnie's blog has been staying warm baking in her kitchen. She made an assortment of goodies this past month including Povitica (PO-VA-TEET-CA) and a beautifully-shaped sweet pumpkin challah.

POVITICA Sweet Pumpkin Challah

Cauliflower Tart Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft Challah with Zaatar and Olives

Connie of mydiscoveryofbread made a variety of sourdough breads this month and a delicious Dutch apple pie. She also made some delicious Kanelbuller (Swedish Cinnamon Buns) and shared her thoughts on Autumn for BBD#44.

San Joaquin Sourdough Norwich Sourdough

Potato Rosemary Sourdough Kanelbullar

Dutch Apple Pie

Kathy of Panini Happy posted some beautiful classic dinner rolls on her other blog. I like what she had to say about bread, “Bread and I have had a longstanding wonderful relationship – one which I’ve begun to appreciate even more as I become more comfortable baking with yeast.” We are right there with you…

Classic Dinner Rolls

Soep of http://www.ipernity.com/home/soepkipje made some lovely breads in November. She apologized that there wasn't much time for baking, so most of her breads came from her bread maker. I think a bread machine is a great tool so no condemnation here. The idea is to bake bread…

View her photo album here

View the November Bread collage here

Margie of Tea and Scones made some Turkish Flat Bread called Ekmek. Say that three times… It looks great!

Ekmek

Tina of Life in the Slow Lane at Squirrel Head Manor joins us this month. We’re glad she found the bread-baking section in the library and we’re especially glad she found us. Welcome!

Plain ol’ White Bread

Pam of Pam’s Bread made some delicious treats in November. They all sound good to me.

Thanksgiving Chocolate Pecan Pie	Kahlua Chocolate Bars

Whole Wheat Rolls with Seeds	Pumpkin Walnut Cookies

Here are the breads I made in November. I had fun learning how to shape Fougasse and different types of dinner rolls.

Five Grain Sourdough Rye	Sunflower Seed Bread

Fougasse and Dinner for 8	Gingerbread

Pumpkin Yeast Rolls	Ezekiel Bread from milled grains

I hope everyone has enjoyed the BYOB journey so far. I’ve learned so much from this wonderful group of bakers. Every month, the BYOB bakers share so many creative and wonderful breads and other baked goods. I don’t know about you, but I’ve got so many new breads to try, it could take me another year to make them all.

We’re winding down for 2011, but the fun doesn’t stop there. Head on over the Heather’s blog to find out what she has in store for BYOB 2012.

Happy Baking! I’ll see you at the end of the month for our final roundup!

Cathy

Sunday, 5 June 2011

Bake Your Own Bread (BYOB) June 2011 Roundup

Is it June already? My, but time flies when you’re having fun. We’ve reached the mid-point for BYOB 2011 and we’re still baking and baking (like the Energizer Bunny).

It’s hot outside and even hotter in the kitchen, but that hasn’t stopped the BYOB Bakers. They’re still baking bread with the best of them. I look forward to baking bread with this group throughout the rest of 2011.

What is BYOB?

BYOB is a yearlong adventure in baking bread. The goal is to bake as much of your own bread and other baked goods as possible in 2011.

For more details or to participate in BYOB in 2011, click here.
To view the list of homebakers participating in this adventure, click here

Take a look at all of the baked delights the BYOB Bakers made in May.

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Marion in the United Kingdom starts off the roundup with Wholemeal and Caraway Rolls with fresh Rosemary. Caraway is one of her big favourites and she loves the scent and taste of rosemary too - so she tried to combine them. Sounds good to me. She also made some Sultana Walnut Scones.

Sultana Walnut Scones

Made with a flour which was lighter than wholemeal but darker than white with very little sugar, so the scones can be eaten with cheese or jam at tea time.

Frieda of Frieda Loves Bread made some delicious hamburger buns. She said, “It’s finally grilling season around here, and although I love a good wheat bun, my hubby loves the white. So I created a quick, French Hamburger bun.” Works for me!

French Hamburger Bun

Jill of BakingBread-101.com went to Disney with her family last month and while they were there, they went to the 10 minutes Boudin Bakery tour, and sampled the sourdough bread. She took a picture of one of the breads to share with us. She also baked some white bread for her daughter's lunches.

Although Jill did not bake this Mickey Mouse bread, I’m so glad she took a photo to share with us.

Craisin Apple Bread

Jill wanted to try her new dehydrator, which worked like a charm and made reasonably quick work with the apples. Her family loves this bread.

Gayathri of Gayathri's Cook Spot submitted some unique treats this month. They all look healthy and delicious.

Pudachi Wadi – These rolls are usually deep fried, but she tried the baked version.

Sago Cutlet – She also tried the baked version for these cutlets.

Eggless Chocolate Cookies

Garlic Naan

Heather of GirliChef made some delicious sweet and savory breads this month. I’d like some of each thank you very much.

Honey Wheat Bread

Cinnamon-Sugar Pull-Apart Ricotta Bread

Stromboli

Abby of Stir It! Scrape It! Mix It! Bake It! submitted some of her favorite breads for the month and the best chocolate cake she’s ever baked. Everything looks great! But tell me, is there a chocolate cake that isn’t good?

Monkey Bread

Pain Rustique

Chocolate Cake

Cindy in Cedar Park, Texas baked her usual assortment of breads, as she put it. I’d say she made a few breads.

Raisin Challah - we love this bread for picnic lunches at the winery, accompanied by fruit, summer sausage, mixed nuts and a bottle of wine.
Kemmelweck rolls - this time we baked these plain, without the salt and caraway seeds, so we could enjoy them as sandwich rolls and hamburger buns.
Amish Friendship bread - we are starting to call this Amish Coffeecake since we usually enjoy this at breakfast.
Sourdough loaf - we are trying to find a new name for this one since it is made with the sweet Amish Friendship starter instead of a sourdough starter. We use it for garlic toast served with spaghetti, or just toasted, buttered and served with soups. It's kind of a daily bread or a table bread, like the French drink a table wine at every meal.
Oatmeal Raisin Scones - always nice for a light breakfast when we have to rush out in the morning.
Flatbread - best when toasted and warm. We enjoy it with cheese and fruit for lunch.
Focaccia bread and Pizza dough - this month I spread the focaccia dough onto 2 metal pizza pans and made thin crusted pizzas. Wonderful and crispy.
Calzone - using the focaccia dough, I cover it with the usual pizza toppings along with some ricotta cheese mixed with an egg, then fold one side over the toppings to make the calzone. Yum!

She experimented with a new bread this month: pretzels. She found a simple recipe online that didn't require a lye bath, cause that just sounded awful. Very easy to do and a great side with Jambalaya.

Connie of My Discovery of Bread decided to join BYOB this month and we’re so glad she did. Here is her assortment of breads for May. Fabulous! Welcome to BYOB Connie!

Pan Francese

Pain au levain

Il pane di matera

Goat cheese bread

Stromboli with pesto and sundried tomatoes

Roasted pumpkin sourdough bread

Tartine

Mel of Mel’s Home Baking Adventures was busy baking bread this month with all of her baking groups. Take a look at all of the wonderful breads she made. Plus, she even made a Cherry Pie. Yum!

Five Grain Bread

Dilly Bread

Stromboli

Cherry-Raspberry pie – No blog post, but she used a pie crust recipe from "Easier Than Pie" and used up some frozen cherries and raspberries that had been in the freezer.

Cracked Wheat Bread

Multigrain Snickerdoodles

Kathy in Derwood, Maryland managed some baking in May in between baseball games. I remember those days. Too bad her camera isn’t working, I’d like to see what that Ethereal Air Bread looks like. ;)

Ethereal Air Bread
Whole Wheat Pita
Rye Rolls
Moomies Hamburger/Hot Dog Buns
Ciabatta
Pizza
Brownies
Vanishing Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate Chiffon Cake

Champa of Versatile Kitchen made some delicious treats in May. Those cakes and that banana bread are making me drool. Mmmm…

No Knead Coconut and Chilies flat bread

Vegan Banana Bread

Orange Almond Caramel upside down cake

Savory Shortbread Cookies

Sourdough Zucchini Chocolate Cake

Weight Watcher's applesauce cocoa cake

Pam of Pam’s Bread made some very interesting and healthy breads and other baked goods this month. The baked oatmeal with blueberries and crystallized ginger sounds really good!