Inspired by a great new bread baking cookbook, a "bread boot camp" course, and having to shell out the big bucks for a loaf of Country French bread, Sandy of At the Baker's Bench set off on a mission to bake her own bread for the whole year. And thus, in January of 2009, BYOB (bake your own bread) was born. In June of 2010, the bread basket was passed to Cathy of Bread Experience. And now, I am happy to announce that starting in January of 2012, I will be picking up the bread basket!
BYOB is a monthly event that encourages you to start (or continue) getting comfortable baking bread in your own kitchen. Anything from simple quick breads to conquering that fear of yeast to making and nurturing your own sourdough starter. All levels of bakers are welcome to participate. It's simple- just bake some bread, buns, rolls, biscuits, sweet rolls, etc. Blog about them like your normally would...and then, by a designated day each month, send your link over to me. I will do a roundup on the last day of each month showcasing everybody's efforts.
Why should you bake your own bread? Well. Not only can it help to reduce food costs, it is also a fantastic stress reliever! From the simple, methodical rhythm of stirring together a simple quick bread to the mixing, kneading, punching, and loving care of a yeast bread. The smell that permeates your kitchen is almost enough reward in itself.
How to participate:
1.) Bake some bread (loaves, rolls, buns, sweet/enriched breads...)
It can be a quick bread (think baking soda or baking powder leavened) or a yeast bread (instant, active-dry, cake yeast, sourdough, wild yeast). I will also have a "random" category to include pizza, crackers and such.
2.) Blog about your experience, including a recipe or a link to a recipe
3.) Send me an email (girlichef at yahoo dot com) that includes:
~your name
~your blog name
~permalink to your post
~a photo of your bread or permission to pull one from your post
5.) Reference BYOB and include a link back to THIS POST in each post you submit. You can use the button (see below) or a text link.
4.) Please send all entries (separate or in one email) to me TWO DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. (If a month has 31 days, send it to me by the 29th. If it has 30 days, send it to me by the 28th. If it has 28 days, send it to me by the 26th.) If it is late, it will be included in the following month's roundup.
5.) Have fun and please don't hesitate to email me or leave a comment with any questions.
Roundups
(check out past roundups from At the Bakers Bench and Bread Experience)
-January '12
BYOB is a monthly event that encourages you to start (or continue) getting comfortable baking bread in your own kitchen. Anything from simple quick breads to conquering that fear of yeast to making and nurturing your own sourdough starter. All levels of bakers are welcome to participate. It's simple- just bake some bread, buns, rolls, biscuits, sweet rolls, etc. Blog about them like your normally would...and then, by a designated day each month, send your link over to me. I will do a roundup on the last day of each month showcasing everybody's efforts.
Why should you bake your own bread? Well. Not only can it help to reduce food costs, it is also a fantastic stress reliever! From the simple, methodical rhythm of stirring together a simple quick bread to the mixing, kneading, punching, and loving care of a yeast bread. The smell that permeates your kitchen is almost enough reward in itself.
How to participate:
1.) Bake some bread (loaves, rolls, buns, sweet/enriched breads...)
It can be a quick bread (think baking soda or baking powder leavened) or a yeast bread (instant, active-dry, cake yeast, sourdough, wild yeast). I will also have a "random" category to include pizza, crackers and such.
2.) Blog about your experience, including a recipe or a link to a recipe
3.) Send me an email (girlichef at yahoo dot com) that includes:
~your name
~your blog name
~permalink to your post
~a photo of your bread or permission to pull one from your post
5.) Reference BYOB and include a link back to THIS POST in each post you submit. You can use the button (see below) or a text link.
4.) Please send all entries (separate or in one email) to me TWO DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH. (If a month has 31 days, send it to me by the 29th. If it has 30 days, send it to me by the 28th. If it has 28 days, send it to me by the 26th.) If it is late, it will be included in the following month's roundup.
5.) Have fun and please don't hesitate to email me or leave a comment with any questions.
Roundups
(check out past roundups from At the Bakers Bench and Bread Experience)
-January '12
Great idea - I'll be participating. Love the new look of your blog!
Wonderful Karen...and thanks! =)
Hi Heather,
We have a question about the new logo for BYOB. It looks like a 'C' before 'BYOB'. What does it mean?
That's just part of the B...fancy typeset ;)
This is awesome news! Congratulations! Count me in! And I LOVE the new logo! :)
I love making my own bread; but use the Bread machine to do the work(arthritis problems) and bake in the oven; can I still join please... Bread making is in my soul...love to be part of this group.
Rita
@Rita... YES, OF COURSE! My bread machine is an invaluable tool sometimes, as well. Please do :D
Can I send you a bread recipe that I have posted earlier?
http://sagecuisine.blogspot.com/2011/09/i-love-mini-pans.html
Rita
Do I need to officially sign up for a blog roll? If so, sign me up!
I may start an "official" blog roll one of these days, but for now, once you've sent me an entry, you're in! =) Looking forward to your bread.
How fun! I missed the boat for January. Bummer. I'll send something in for February.
O why did I not see this until the last day of a month that I baked some cool bread. Well I will have to bake more next month. Love this idea. Count me in!
Hi, this is a great idea and I would love to participate in BYOB! One question: Can I submit an old post that I have published earlier or does it necessarily have to be a new post?
Not that I am lazy to bake more bread but there was a great Orange Bread recipe that I have already posted and wanted to enter it..
Looking forward to your response :)
@Zee...hi! Since it is a monthly roundup, the submissions MUST be posted during the CURRENT month. So, anything posted during February must be sent over by the 27th, etc. Older posts may be re-posted during the current month with the proper link added back to this page and then sent over, if you wish...
Cool - baking your own bread is the best! I's love to join you on this next month : )
I so look forward to this. Baking bread is my favorite thing to do in the kitchen!
Oops! Forgot to send you my breads for January. I'll catch up with you next month. Happy Baking!
Hi Heather, I collected all my bread over january, ready to send to you and then my computer crashed. But, in february I'm there too.
@Connie - oh no! You don't have to wait til the end of the month to send them. If you like, you can send each link as you post it. Looking forward to your February breads!