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Our host for this month's challenge is Rosa of Rosa's Yummy Yums . In honor of Sher , who was to be her co-host for this month, Rosa went with Sher's challenge idea: Peter Reinhart's basic pizza dough. I had a lot of fun with this challenge. Shane, my friend Nancy and I gathered in the...

When Lis , Ivonne , Fran and Shea announced this month's Daring Baker Challenge -- an opera cake sans the traditional coffee and dark chocolate flavors -- I was apprehensive. What flavors should I use to make this my own? How many steps in this recipe? How many ingredients? How much will they cost...

Click here for photos and a discussion of making this recipe. Cinnamon and Sticky Buns (from Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice) Daring Bakers Challenge #10: September 2007 Host: Marce ( Pip in the City ) Days to Make: One (1) Active/Resting/Baking Time: 15 minutes to mix, 3 1/2 hours...

Cinnamon rolls. Sticky buns. Click here for the recipe. I was so excited (and, um, nervous) about participating in my first Daring Bakers Challenge, I decided to cover it "live blogger" style. Of course, that doesn't really work when you publish the coverage almost a month later ... so...