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Cook the Book Challenge

Together, we're going to cook the book! Cookbooker is delighted to present our first collaborative cookbook reviewing challenge. We invite you to help us bake and review every recipe in Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day before April 6, 2010.

To help spur you on, Ten Speed Press has generously offered copies of James Peterson's Baking as prizes.

How does it work?
Sign up for a free Cokbooker account and start baking from Peter's book. Every review you contribute to Cookbooker contributes to the effort and qualifies you to win a prize.

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Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day

Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day distills the renowned baking instructor's professional techniques down to the basics, delivering artisan bread recipes that anyone with flour and a fridge can make and bake with ease.

"Peter Reinhart is the Leonardo da Vinci of bread; his recipes are foolproof, his research exhaustive." --Mario Batali

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Challenge Stats

Recent Reviews

Challah reviewed by avivaleah

I have been making this recipe for almost a year now as our weekly Shabbat Challah. This produces a light fluffy bread.I divide the dough into four loaves and freeze three. One loaf of this size is plenty for my family of five with a little leftover. I use 8 ounces of honey instead of sugar. I also... read more »

Soft Sandwich Bread and Rolls reviewed by Leeka

This was my very first bread-making attempt and I'm fairly pleased with the results. I made the butter-flake rolls with this recipe and they were surprisingly easy to make. I cheated on the proofing time a little but they turned out fine if a little denser than I expected. I'm encouraged to continue... read more »

Everyday 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread reviewed by jenncc

Great basic sandwich bread. I replaced some of the whole wheat (used white whole wheat flour) with rye, and used buttermilk. Bread came out golden brown with a delicate crumb. read more »

Crispy Rye and Seed Crackers reviewed by jenncc

This is a crisp, nutritious, easy to make little cracker. The possibilities for topping are endless - I made some sweet (honey, nuts) ,some savory (za'atar, sea salt) and some sweet/savory (honey and the slightest dash of cayenne). I found that the flavor of the dough got better after a night in the... read more »

Soft Sandwich Bread and Rolls reviewed by andrew

These worked out perfectly for me - and they are now my official go-to summer bun recipe. I tried several other enriched dough recipes from other sources, and then finally turned to Peter in frustration with the results, and was delighted to get just what I was looking for. These are soft, tasty, and... read more »

Recipes to Review

46: Lean Bread - 5
49: Classic French Bread - 2
52: Pain a l'Ancienne Rustic Bread - 6
57: Pain a l'Ancienne Focaccia - 5
61: Pain au Levain - 4
64: San Francisco Sourdough Bread - 6
67: Neo-Neopolitan Pizza Dough - 7
69: Sourdough Pizza Dough - 2
72: 50% Whole Grain Rustic Bread and Pizza Dough - 4
73: 100% Whole Grain Rustic Bread and Pizza Dough - 4
74: Bagels - 7
83: Everyday 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread - 4
86: 100% Whole Wheat Hearth Bread - 4
88: 100% Whole Wheat Sourdough Hearth Bread - 2
91: Struan - 6
94: Challah - 6
99: Hoagie and Cheesesteak Rolls - 3
102: Many-Seed Bread - 3
105: Soft Sandwich Bread and Rolls - 7
109: Soft Rye Sandwich Bread - 3
113: Wild Rice and Onion Bread - 3
118: Soft Cheese Bread - 2
121: Crusty Cheese Bread - 4
125: English Muffins - 3
128: Soft Pretzels - 3
133: Crispy Rye and Seed Crackers - 4
136: Flaky, Buttery Crackers - 4
140: Cinnamon Buns - 2
143: Cream Cheese Frosting - 2
144: White Fondant Glaze - 2
145: Sticky Buns - 3
148: Creamy Caramel Slurry - 3
148: Honey Almond Slurry - 1
149: Susan's Sticky Bun Slurry - 1
150: Coffee Crumb Cake - 2
152: Fruit-Filled Thumbprint Rolls - 2
153: Chocolate Cinnamon Babka - 3
153: Cinnamon Chocolate Babka Kranz Cake - 1
163: Panettone - 2
168: Stollen - 1
170: Greek Christmas or Easter Bread - 1
172: Hot Cross Buns - 2
175: The Best Biscuits Ever - 5
181: Croissants - 3
189: Chocolate Croissants - 2
191: Danish Pastry - 1
194: Cream Cheese Filling - 1
196: Fruit Filling - 2
196: Lemon Curd - 2
197: Cinnamon Butter Crumb Filling - 1