The Daring Kitchen

The Daring Bakers

November 2008 marked my initiation in The Daring Bakers, an online baking group. The purpose of the group is to once a month challenge bakers by selecting recipes or baking techniques that are seemingly difficult, non-traditional, or unusual. Over 1,000 bakers from around the world are members and each month rotating hosts select the recipe(s). The recipe is known only to the membership until the posting date for the month. In addition to traditional bakers, the group also supports a large contingent of alternative bakers–vegan and/or gluten-free bakers.

The group has been existence since November 2006. I would like to complete the past challenges. This means I have a lot of baking to do! Completed recipes are in bold.

1. Pretzels (November 2006)–January 2009

2. Biscotti (December 2006)–January 2009

3. Croissants (January 2007)–January 2009

4. Chocolate Intensity (February 2007)–January 2009

5.  Red Velvet Cake (March 2007)

6. Chocolate Crepe Cake (April 2007)

7. Gateau Saint Honore (May 2007)

8. Bagels (June 2007)

9. Strawberry Mirror Cake (July 2007)

10. Milk Chocolate and Caramel Tart (August 2007)

11. Cinnamon and Sticky Buns (September 2007)

12. Bostini Cream Pie (October 2007)

13. Tender Potato Bread (November 2007)

14. Yule Log (December 2007)

15. Lemon Meringue Tart (January 2008)

16. French Bread (February 2008)

17. Perfect Party Cake (March 2008)–June 2009

18. Cheesecake Lollipops (April 2008)

19. Opera Cake (May 2008)

20. Danish Braid (June 2008)

21. Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream (July 2008)

22. Chocolate Eclairs (August 2008)

23. Lavash (september 2008)

24. Pizza Napoletana (October 2008)–April 2009

25. Caramel Cake with Caramelized Butter Frosting (November 2008)

26. French Yule Log (December 2008)

27. Tuiles (January 2009)

28. Chocolate Valentino (February 2009)

29. Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna (March 2009)

30. Cheesecake (April 2009)

31. Apple Strudel (May 2009)

32. Bakewell Tart (June 2009)

33. Milan Cookies (July 2009)

34. Dobos Torta (August 2009)

35. Vols-au-Vent (September 2009)

36. Macarons (October 2009)