Cookbook Giveaway - Breaking Breads

December 3, 2016·Jenny

Uri Scheft's Breaking Breads is magic. It is tied for the number one spot on my best cookbooks of 2016 (coming soon). You can read more about this title on our review post which includes a recipe for Jerusalem Bagels and Chocolate Babka that you can bake now!

We are pleased to offer three copies of this title to our EYB Members in the U.S.

One of the entry options is to answer the following question in the comments section of this blog post:

Where do you classify yourself in the bread baking department - novice, skilled, advanced or "hold my hand, I'm scared"?

Please note that you must be logged into the Rafflecopter contest before posting or your entry won't be counted. If you are not already a Member, you can join at no cost. The contest ends January 6th, 2017. Be sure to check your email folders for email notifications or check back on this post on the 3rd for the names of the winners.

76 comments

sgumpDecember 3, 2016

When I was much younger, I used to bake a lot of yeasted products (breads, rolls, and so on) as 4-H projects. But that was long ago. I would love to make the time to reengage with the craft! (So chalk me down as a "novice" these days.)

mcrimminsDecember 3, 2016

I'm a novice but have to decided to bake bread on every snow day we have in NJ this winter. I read the Farmer's Almanac, there is going to be a big storm in February.

Marcia1206December 3, 2016

I'm a novice in bread making However I would love to learn!

Marcia1206December 3, 2016

This is said to be a fabulous book!

hillsboroksDecember 3, 2016

I'm probably somewhere between skilled and novice.

SiegalDecember 3, 2016

I would say I am an inermediate baker

tennyogirlDecember 3, 2016

novice

jr0717December 3, 2016

I'm a novice, and good at bargaining with other confections and creations in exchange for homemade bread from other bakers that excel in it!

rchesserDecember 3, 2016

Skilled, I like to think.

soopsoopDecember 3, 2016

I spent six months baking bread once a week. The only one I ever mastered was Jim Lahey's no-knead bread. So experienced novice?

allthatsleftarethecrumbsDecember 3, 2016

I'd say novice. I just wish I had more time to bake.

anightowlDecember 4, 2016

Not a novice, but I don't think I would call myself skilled either, I don't bake by hand as often as I would like to.

lhudsonDecember 4, 2016

I am definitely a novice.

dinnermintsDecember 5, 2016

Skilled. Kind of addicted to baking bread. Somehow it rises to the top of the priority list when I should be, say, weeding or doing other home-improvementy type things. But nothing turns out to be half so gratifying.

vicksterDecember 4, 2016

I am maybe a bit below skilled - not a novice but more intermediate. Baking bread is the most satisfying form of cooking for me. I would make bread every day if not for the fact that it would cause us to eat too much. I really want this book!

ToPieForDecember 4, 2016

I know I can do this but...I may knead (ha ha) some hand holding.
Can't say I've ever baked bread, except for Irish soda bread, and I really want to try it! This book is just the push I need. ;)

Elena RoseDecember 4, 2016

I'm no longer a novice at baking, but I could certainly use some hand holding occasionally. This book looks amazing! And I have to add that my youngest child's name is Uri, so I'm excited to get this book for him to see.

alirovDecember 4, 2016

Probably closer to a novice these days. It's been awhile since I've tried baking fresh bread.

LarkspurDecember 4, 2016

Pretty skilled. I make sourdough breads regularly and pizza dough.

bktravelsDecember 4, 2016

Many years ago when I had 3 young children, a full-time executive position, and a husband who traveled frequently, I baked bread fairly often. Now that I'm retired, I don't seem to have time! So, I'm more than an novice, but I don't know that I'm still skilled. My goal is to pull out some of Beth Hensperger's wonderful and inspiring bread books this winter and start making bread again.

annieskiDecember 5, 2016

Skilled. Maybe mad skills!

two2babykittiesDecember 5, 2016

Semi-skilled, but I can always use advice. This book seems wonderful.

megganDecember 5, 2016

Hold my hand - yeast hates me!

pkeibelDecember 5, 2016

skilled can always learn more

stockholm28December 10, 2016

Definitely a novice.

lgroomDecember 7, 2016

No longer a novice, but hardly skilled.

veroreneeDecember 7, 2016

Definitely novice, but I pretend I'm skilled, it helps take the fear of making something new away.

cookingforthefamDecember 7, 2016

I think somewhere between skilled and advanced. I bake the majority of our daily bread, but I can't knead (bad wrists), so I have to use mechanical help (stand mixer or bread machine). I like trying new recipes.

TheToughCookieDecember 5, 2016

Skilled in breads, but want to ramp up the skills to OFF THE CHARTS!

annmartinaDecember 6, 2016

Skilled to advanced, if catching wild yeast and making successful bread qualifies as advanced.

kimtrevDecember 8, 2016

I like to think I'm skilled...

tarae1204December 5, 2016

Absolute novice.

KatiefayhutsonDecember 5, 2016

Skilled

sarahawkerDecember 5, 2016

Definitely a novice! I don't think a bread machine counts.

ptherrienDecember 7, 2016

Hold my hand, I'm scared! Been trying for decades to make bread. Best I can do is use my expensive bread machine. Yeast hates me. Help!

fiaroseDecember 16, 2016

hold my hand i'm scared, but not for long y'all!!

rejcooksDecember 10, 2016

Somewhere between novice and skilled

LyndahermanDecember 13, 2016

I'm a novice, but look forward to improving my skills

TeruskaDecember 15, 2016

I can bake bread. I love fresh bread!

centraljerseyDecember 16, 2016

He's pretty skilled but with a limited repertoire. I'm a novice because of him.

pandapotamusDecember 10, 2016

novice!

bfg67December 12, 2016

novice

ckbkcollectorDecember 16, 2016

hold my hand

DirectjudyDecember 16, 2016

I am a novice bread baker!

Judy W

catmommy9December 15, 2016

I'd say skilled.

daniellespinato1December 16, 2016

I'd rank myself somewhere between novice and skilled.

johannabDecember 16, 2016

Very skilled. I started making bread with my grandmother when I was 3.

Hockeyluver2002December 16, 2016

Skilled but wanting to be a master!! :)

LafauvetteDecember 17, 2016

Novice. I've made bread a few times with decent results.

cocecitycookDecember 17, 2016

Skilled, but there's always more to learn

RinshinDecember 17, 2016

Sometimes perfect other times scrunchy face.

t.tDecember 17, 2016

I'm beyond novice, but I don't think I'd be in the skilled category yet...

rivergaitDecember 17, 2016

Skilled, but unpracticed these last few years. I taught myself in the 70's when we wore long skirts, had green plants everywhere inside, and kneaded 100% by hand. I need photos and inspiration to begin again.

doritsDecember 18, 2016

I haven't baked a lot of bread but am a skilled baker so I'm a bit above novice. In two weeks I'll retire and hope to finally find time to bake bread periodically.

DoMaReDecember 25, 2016

Skilled, at least on the 5 or so breads that I regularly bake.

Dmartin997December 22, 2016

Novice to skilled. My loaves don't always turn out.

zschoppaDecember 26, 2016

I would be dangerous when it comes to baking bread but my husband has had a passion to learn over the past year. He is becoming very skilled!

thecharlahDecember 22, 2016

Complete novice!

bangssDecember 20, 2016

I'm very, very skilled... at bread machine loaf baking! *grin*

curafreshDecember 21, 2016

Skilled! =D

AliceJDecember 29, 2016

I am skilled, and still learning. I love baking bread and have been enjoying the education process.

infotropDecember 22, 2016

skilled, I guess, but I still marvel when my breads turn out well.

mpdeb98December 31, 2016

Skilled but still need to learn some techniques.

SfgordonDecember 18, 2016

somewhere between skilled and advanced - i think it's always anxiety-producing because there are so many factors involved in making good bread, but I at least have some amount of confidence with it.

JanSchollDecember 31, 2016

Skilled. I took a class from a baker who was trained in France.

DJBWAJanuary 4, 2017

Bread is the staple of life!

matagJanuary 2, 2017

Semi skilled

percussion03January 1, 2017

Intermediate--lots of experience, but erratic dedication.

FireRunner2379January 1, 2017

I make a lot of pizza dough and soft pretzels but consider myself a novice when it comes to making loaves of bread. There is so much more I would love to learn, especially in the use of sourdough starters.

exploringfoodJanuary 1, 2017

Out of practice is how I'd describe my bread-baking. I used to bake all of our bread, and I've got a stack of favorite recipes. Just bought some yeast the other day to get my hands into the thick of it again. Was always one of my favorite types of cooking/baking.

KiyahJanuary 4, 2017

I'm skilled at cake, cookies and pizza, novice at pie and somewhere in between with bread.

lils74January 5, 2017

I'd say novice to intermediate.

NancithJanuary 3, 2017

definitely a novice who needs a hand held

Lmeyers520January 4, 2017

I have been baking bread for years, but still consider myself a novice because I need more confidence in what I'm doing.

leorabakesJanuary 1, 2017

advanced. And really want this book :-)

fedenorreriNovember 3, 2020

between novice and skilled: You can never stop learning!