6 Years of Sally’s Baking Problem!

6 years and 71 baking problem recipes!

What began as a senseless “oh let’s attempt assigning a recipe to readers every month!” in January 2017 became a large success for the previous 6 years, with hundreds of bakers taking part.

I’m so grateful for each single baker who participated through the years!

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What’s Sally’s Baking Problem?

Sally’s Baking Problem is a month-to-month collection on my web site the place I publish a particular recipe on the first of the month and problem readers to bake it throughout that month. To enter, you make the recipe, {photograph} the completed product, and electronic mail the recipe picture to my workforce and I. You might be then entered to win a present card prize! On the finish of the month, we randomly choose a winner. This has been plenty of enjoyable, particularly making an attempt one thing new each single month.

So along with all of my common baking recipes, from February 2017 – December 2022, I revealed one new problem recipe per thirty days. That’s 71 “problem” recipes.

Sally’s Baking Problem in 2023

As we begin a brand new 12 months, I’m knee deep in a brand new mission! I’m engaged on my 4th cookbook this 12 months, and it’s with a model new writer Clarkson Potter below Penguin Random Home! Working with such a big publishing home is a giant alternative for me, and I’m past thrilled.

I can’t wait to share extra about it quickly.

To present myself sufficient time and artistic area for this monumental endeavor, the Sally’s Baking Problem collection is taking a pause in 2023. There’ll nonetheless be new recipes on my web site, as normal, simply no huge organized baking challenges this 12 months.

If you happen to’re subscribed to my electronic mail record, you received’t miss a factor. (Together with new recipes, plus behind-the-scenes cookbook recipe testing and bulletins!)

If you wish to hold the problem going for your self, use this 12 months to make amends for any earlier problem recipes you haven’t tried but. 🙂

A few of my favourite problem recipes through the years embrace checkerboard cake, home made croissants, cheese bread, and chocolate soufflé.

slice of checkerboard cake on a white plate with a fork

Most Fashionable Problem Recipe

The aim of those month-to-month challenges is to deliver bakers out of their consolation zone, and faucet into slightly creativity. My workforce and I all the time noticed probably the most participation within the month of January. Out of all 71 challenges, Selfmade Artisan Bread was the preferred. In truth, it’s within the high 10 hottest recipes on my total web site. (And I’ve over 1,200 revealed!)

Which Sally’s Baking Problem recipe has been your favourite?

homemade artisan bread loaves — *Artisan bread was the January 2020 Sally’s Baking Problem recipe.*

December Baking Problem Outcomes

December 2022 Sally’s Baking Problem Recipe: Pinwheel Cookies. This formed and rolled cookie was a enjoyable recipe to wrap up 6 years of Sally’s Baking Problem! The workforce and I cherished seeing your entire variations with totally different colour doughs, totally different flavors, sprinkles, chocolate dips, glaze drizzles, and extra. Many readers even used peppermint extract to show them into peppermint pinwheels.

Thanks a lot for taking part! We gathered as many emailed picture entries as we may and included them under.

December Baking Problem Winner

Problem winner for December is Jenn who has already been notified.

What’s Subsequent?

Despite the fact that my Sally’s Baking Problem collection is taking a break in 2023, there’ll nonetheless be new recipes on my web site your entire 12 months. In truth, I’ve a brand new recipe coming tomorrow! You could find the entire new recipes on my homepage as they’re revealed, and/or subscribe to my electronic mail record.