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Since we only have like 3 active users right now, we'll continue following along with Reddit. If we have more regular posters by the end of next year, we can look at coming up with our own list.

Week 1 12/31/2023 New Year, New Recipe

Week 2 1/7/2024 Quick Bread

Week 3 1/14/2024 South Africa

Week 4 1/21/2024 Seasonal Ingredients 1 : Use an ingredient that's in season where you live

Week 5 1/28/2024 Bite Sized : Bake a mini-treat

Week 6 2/4/2024 Japan

Week 7 2/11/2024 My Decade : Bake something that was trendy the decade you were born

Week 8 2/18/2024 Custard or Pudding

Week 9 2/25/2024 Fermented Ingredients

Week 10 3/3/2024 Tower Bake : Bake something vertical

Week 11 3/10/2024 AI Generated : Cook a recipe generated by your favorite AI app

Week 12 3/17/2024 Sponge Cake : Make a Genoise or Victoria or Angel Food or another type of sponge cake

Week 13 3/24/2024 Animals : Make something animal shaped, or inspired by animals or treats for your pet.

Week 14 3/31/2024 Edible Book Challenge : Bake something inspired by literary titles, characters or authors

Week 15 4/7/2024 Turkey : Bake a treat from Turkey

Week 16 4/14/2024 Ancient Grains : Incorporate one or more ancient grains in your bake

Week 17 4/21/2024 Caramel or Sugar work : Make something incorporating homemade caramel or spun sugar or another decorative sugar creation

Week 18 4/28/2024 Tropical Flavors : Incorporate tropical flavor(s) into your bake

Week 19 5/5/2024 Mexico

Week 20 5/12/2024 Show Stopper : Bake something show stoppingly gorgeous. Look to past GBBF show stopper challenges for inspo.

Week 21 5/19/2024 Inspired by Nature

Week 22 5/26/2024 Flatbread

Week 23 6/2/2024 Celebration of Life : Bake something beloved by someone you love (who may or may not have passed)

Week 24 6/9/2024 Seasonal Ingredient 2 : Use an ingredient that's in season where you live

Week 25 6/16/2024 Monochrome : Bake something black & white or shades of a single color.

Week 26 6/23/2024 Inspired by STEM : Show off your engineering skills, or a baking science tip you've learned. Or switch it up and bake something inspired by science.

Week 27 6/30/2024 Chocolate Work : Channel your inner chocolatier and conjure up a homemade chocolate confection. Or make a dessert incorporating chocolate

Week 28 7/7/2024 Meringue

Week 29 7/14/2024 Superfoods : Incorporate a superfood ingredient into your bake (anything from wheatgrass to acai berries)

Week 30 7/21/2024 Olympic Themed : Take inspiration from the Olympics for your bake. Bake something olympic themed, or pick a treat from the country you’re rooting for.

Week 31 7/28/2024 Rolled : Bake something that is rolled

Week 32 8/4/2024 Frosting & Icing : Learn a new technique Try out a frosting or icing technique you haven't mastered yet

Week 33 8/11/2024 Brazil

Week 34 8/18/2024 Coffee / Tea Flavor : Bake something incorporating coffee or tea, or something that pairs with them.

Week 35 8/25/2024 Laminated

Week 36 9/1/2024 Plating : Show off your plating skills

Week 37 9/8/2024 Regional : Favorite Bake a specialty of your region

Week 38 9/15/2024 Choux Pastry

Week 39 9/22/2024 Unfamiliar Ingredient : Use an ingredient you haven't tried before or haven't had success using

Week 40 9/29/2024 3D Shape : Bake something in a 3D shape : spherical or square or another

Week 41 10/6/2024 Buns

Week 42 10/13/2024 Enriched Dough

Week 43 10/20/2024 Gelling Agent : Use gelatin or a vegetarian equivalent

Week 44 10/27/2024 Samhain : Celebrate the Celtic festival of Samhain by making something traditional to the regions it's celebrated.

Week 45 11/3/2024 Crepes & Pancakes

Week 46 11/10/2024 Pantry : Bake something using only the ingredients already available in the house

Week 47 11/17/2024 Pies & Tarts

Week 48 11/24/2024 Same Latitude : Bake a specialty from a region on the same latitude as you

Week 49 12/1/2024 Savory : Bake something savory

Week 50 12/8/2024 Cookie Swap : Post your favorite cookie recipe and try out someone else's

Week 51 12/15/2024 Yeast Leavened

Week 52 12/22/2024 Nemesis :   : Bake something that defeated you this year

This sub is for people who want to challenge themselves and try new things. Viewers should be celebrating that, not judging the results. You don't have to up vote everything, but please do not down vote people's submissions. Thank you.

I've been participating in 52weeksofbaking for 5 years. I've run this community on lemmy since I moved here a year and a half ago. In that time, I've only missed one challenge, and it will always rankle me. But I've decided not to do this challenge next year, so I can focus on other things.

I would like to thank everyone who has liked and commented on the posts here. Extra thanks to those who have submitted entries, especially @[email protected].

If anyone would like to take over this community, I will be more than happy to turn it over.

Recipe. I tried making slightly healthy ones last week and it was a disaster. The coconut oil melted and stuck the paper to the muffins. The streussel disappeared, and overall they didn't taste great. These taste much better and aren't the least healthy. At least they're homemade and not ultra-processed.

Recipe

Original reddit post

Hello bakers! Welcome to the final week of this year’s baking challenge. Thank you all for baking along with us this year, and we hope you’ll join us in 2025!

For this week’s challenge, we’re baking something that bested us this year – whether it’s something that was a complete disaster, or something you just want to try and improve on, anything you made this year that you want a do-over for is fair game!

As always, Happy baking!

Original reddit post

Hello bakers, welcome to the penultimate challenge of the year! This week we’re focusing on yeast-leavened bakes – this means anything that uses bakers yeast, wild yeast, sourdough, etc.

Examples include:

Yeast bread

Sourdough buns

Yeast donuts

Yeast waffles

Yeasted cinnamon rolls

Happy baking!

Made for my friend's birthday. So happy with how the shells came out, though most of the ones with sprinkles cracked.

Original reddit post

Hi bakers, welcome to week 50! This week, we’re doing a cookie swap! This means anybody who wants to (whether you intend to bake this week or not) can post a cookie recipe of their choosing in the comments below. This can be a holiday cookie, a classic cookie recipe you always come back to, a fun new cookie you’ve been working on perfecting, anything you want! Then, each baker can select one of these recipes posted for their cookie to bake this week. Alternatively, if you don’t see a recipe that fits your diet, taste, etc., you’re also welcome to do a cookie swap with a friend in real life and use that recipe instead, or to use a cookie recipe you’ve previously seen someone post on the subreddit.

To kick things off, I’ll share a few that should fit several dietary restrictions:

Gluten free vegan pumpkin sugar cookies Dairy-free and gluten free gingerbread crinkles Vegan, peanut free, and gluten free red velvet cookies

Happy swapping!!

Recipe. I had to bake them a lot longer and they never got truly crispy but they have an ok crunch and excellent flavor.

Original reddit post

Hi Bakers, welcome to the final month of this year’s 52 weeks of baking challenge! For this week, you’re welcome to bake anything that is savory! This means cheesy, herby, vegetable-based, meat-based, whatever you’re feeling! Below are some examples you can try!

Cream cheese stuffed bagel bombs

Caramelized onion galette

Garlic knots

Beef wellington

Homemade pizza

Happy baking!

Recipe. My guess is I didn't have the right kind of semolina. I couldn't get it to stretch more than 8" and my dough didn't look as loose and transparent as the images on the site. Being so thick, they ended up raw on the inside and inedible.

I dont make pies much because cooked fruits always triggered my gag reflex as a kid. It's thanksgiving time here in the US, so i have beene trying to bake pies to give out to friends and family.

This is a modified cobbler recipe that i had. I have been having loads of issues getting pie crusts to cooperate with me this month, and this was no exception. They keep coming out dry and flavorless no matter what i do. I've tried store bought, I've tried handmade, and nothing does what i expect it to do. I'm about to get a notebook and go full chemist on my pies to figure out what i am doing wrong. Obviously my weave was doomed from the start as i realized i needed to weave it before putting it on the pie.

On a personal note, i finally got a stable job this week. No more weeknight bartending hoping to make $20 a night. i got a job at a print shop that works with quite literally every organization in the surrounding area. That, coupled with my kittens getting their final round of vaccines this week means i can hopefully end the year on stable footing.

Original reddit post

Post Hello, bakers! This week’s challenge is Same Latitude, where we explore flavours, ingredients, and recipes inspired by countries that share our geographic latitude. Take a look across the globe to discover surprising connections in cuisines from places with similar climates and seasonal ingredients.

Dive into what’s traditionally baked in these regions, or let local, in-season ingredients guide you. You might find yourself trying new techniques, spices, or flavours from cuisines you’d never thought to explore—all united by the same line on the map.

Let’s bake our way around the world this week and share what we discover with our latitudinal neighbours. Looking forward to seeing your inspired creations!

Happy baking!

Recipe. Haven't tried the pie yet (used a brown butter crust), but I baked the excess filling in a ramekin and that was delicious. I have never made an attractive crust in my life.

Original reddit post

Hello, bakers! This week’s challenge is Pies and Tarts, so whether you’re leaning toward a buttery, flaky pie crust or a tender, crumbly tart dough, there are plenty of options to explore!

There’s no one “right” dough here—shortcrust pastry is great for a firmer base, pâte sucrée (a sweet tart dough) adds sweetness and structure, and even graham cracker or cookie crusts bring their own charm. So, roll, press, or pat out whichever dough feels right for your pie or tart vision, and let the filling inspiration follow.

Some ideas for you to try:

Cherry Berry Pie

Vegan Chocolate and Strawberry Custard Tart

Mushroom and Asparagus Tart

Peach Hand Pies

Let's see those golden-brown edges and beautifully filled centers—happy baking!

I've been doing a lot of cookies recently. I always love to add walnuts to my chocolate chip cookies. I also went ahead and added a little bit of cloves to give them an extra little flavor. I should have swapped the baking sheets halfway through the bake, as the bottom rack cookies were a little under done.

I've made a lot of things recipe that I could have used for this challenge if I remembered to take a photo. Served these with dal paneer masala and it was all delicious.

Original reddit post

Hey bakers! This week, we are diving into our cupboards, getting resourceful, and transforming the basics into something delicious! No need for fancy ingredients—just a dash of imagination and a sprinkle of ingenuity.

Maybe you're low on fresh eggs or milk—try substitutes like flaxseed or coconut milk if you have them on hand. Or perhaps you’ll lean on those jars of nut butter, bags of oats, or a hidden stash of chocolate chips for inspiration. Remember, spices and extracts can add a new layer to any recipe, so go bold!

Some ideas to get you started:

French Toast Casserole

Banana Bread

Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Bars

So raid your pantry, experiment with what you’ve got, and share your creative results.

Happy baking!

Recipe. I almost forgot to take a pic before they were gone. Delicious, served with fermented Cranberry sauce, maple syrup, and toasted pecans.