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The Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge!

May 4, 2009 by Nicole 81 Comments

Bread Baker's Apprentice

Do you want to bake some bread?  How about a lot of bread?  How about every single recipe in Peter Reinhart’s outstanding book, The Bread Baker’s Apprentice? Well, I have challenged myself to do just that, and I’m inviting you to join me!

I’ve gathered together 35 200 home bakers who are willing to take this challenge with me.  We’re scattered around the world, from all across the United States to Europe, India and Australia.  Some of us are novice bakers and some of us have been baking for 30+ years.  We’ve teamed up with one goal in mind: bake our way through The Bread Baker’s Apprentice.

Since we are still organizing the group and some members have yet to purchase the book, the goal to complete the first recipe will be two weeks from now, on May 18th.

If you are interested in what we’re doing, you can follow our progress here every Monday, beginning May 18th.  I will be posting photos and will keep you up to date with which recipe we will be working on for the following week.  I won’t be posting the recipes themselves, so if you want to try baking any of the breads with us, you will need to purchase the book.

Want to Bake Along With Us?

There are several ways for you to join in the fun!  First of all, you need a copy of Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Baker’s Apprentice.  Read the first section of the book carefully, as this will prepare you for the bread recipes in the second section of the book.  Then just jump in and bake some Anadama Bread!  Please visit The BBA Challenge Page for more details on how to participate in the group!

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  1. chris says

    May 17, 2009 at 9:18 am

    Just wanted to say, I pulled the Anadama loaf from my oven yesterday and it was delicious. I've learned so much from Peter but have yet to make quite a few of his recipes so I'm definitely excited to tag along with you guys and complete the challenge.
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  2. Jeff Stern says

    May 17, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    If I weren't so busy making chocolate I would have loved to participate. I have been using Brother Juniper's Bread Book for years, and it was my original baking bible!
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  3. Cathy says

    May 19, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    What a great idea! I love this book and would love to join the challenge if you're still accepting participants. I'll post and share my results here http://breadmakingblog.breadexperience.com/. Thanks!
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  4. Lillian says

    May 20, 2009 at 8:56 am

    I'd love to join in -- I make bread often, but I tend to make the same few loaves over and over again. Is it too late to be added to the blogroll? It's horizon-broadening time!
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  5. Kiki says

    May 22, 2009 at 3:38 am

    I am in!
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  6. Clay says

    May 23, 2009 at 10:41 pm

    I just bought this book, been wanting it for some time now, found it at borders today. Is it too late to join the Challenge? Let me know Clay
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  7. Kate says

    May 30, 2009 at 2:30 am

    Love the book and the idea---I'm in---made the Anadama Bread 5/20, Christopsomos yesterday and Bagels are happening this am---I'm caught up I think.
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  8. Kate says

    May 30, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    adding blog address
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  9. nora says

    June 8, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    How exciting! My daughter is a food blogger (Culinerapy) and because she knows I love to bake bread she gave me BBA for Mother's Day! Is it too late to join in? It's such a great cook book, I would LOVE to learn along with you all!
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  10. ivyb says

    June 17, 2009 at 6:25 am

    An update ..... of sorts... Due to family emergency, I have been spending my week-ends in Bklyn, so I have lagged a bit in the challenge. I finally made the bagels, then skipped to the challah, will fill in with the missing breads next week. I have promised to make the bagels a (semi-)weekly event now, along with the cinnamon buns, yeast cakes and challahs that I make every Thursday. One thing about the BBA breads so far.... not one "dud", they are all good for repeats! I made the bagels on the 2 minutes each side boil, as the chewy bagels are more "NY"-ish. Peace, ivyb ny
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  11. Cecilia Baker says

    January 5, 2014 at 6:55 am

    I know I'm late to the party! But I just wanted you to know I'm starting this challenge today! I found a link on someone elses blog that brought me here! My dad got me the book for Christmas. I am currently waiting for my Anadama bread to ferment! Thank you for inspiring so many people to become better bread bakers! :)
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