Julie | February 27, 2012
The Daring Bakers Challenge for February 2012 was quick breads in either loaf or muffin format. I went with muffins, making them progressively casein- and then gluten-free to mirror the changes to Nolan’s diet.
Julie | January 28, 2012
The January 2012 Daring Bakers challenge was to make basic baking powder biscuits, or scones (depending on your location). I made maple-pecan and Swiss chard versions to accompany butternut squash soup!
Julie | October 27, 2011
The October 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was an unusual filled holiday bread called povitica; I made two gorgeous loaves filled with apples, walnuts and cinnamon.
Julie | September 27, 2011
The September 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was homemade croissants. I tried the recipe as written, and also made a sourdough version.
Julie | July 27, 2011
The July 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was a fresh fraisier cake with exposed fruit. My version was lemon chiffon with vanilla cream, raspberries, peaches, and candied lemons.
Julie | April 27, 2011
The April 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was maple mousse served up in edible cups. I made almond-banana cups edged with chocolate, and made maple-bacon s’mores just for fun!
Julie | November 27, 2010
The November 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was making pasta frolla for a crostata; I chose to use it to make a caramel apple cheesecake tart for Thanksgiving.
Julie | October 27, 2010
The October 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was making doughnuts! Since I’ve made several types of doughnuts in the past, I selected the new-to-me pumpkin cake doughnut recipe, a perfect snack for a very rainy afternoon.
Julie | September 27, 2010
The September 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was decorated sugar cookies pertaining to the month of September. I made chalkboard cookies to commemorate my son’s first day of preschool.
Julie | August 27, 2010
The August 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was brown butter pound cake combined with homemade ice cream into baked Alaska and ice cream petit fours.
