Friday, January 23, 2026

All the Sally’s Baking Problem Recipes

Listed below are the entire Sally’s Baking Problem recipes in 1 place. This web page makes it simple so that you can see which recipes on my web site have been earlier baking challenges… simply in case you need to strive all of them sooner or later!

homemade honey wheat english muffins
Home made English muffins was the assigned recipe for January 2022.

What Is Sally’s Baking Problem?

Sally’s Baking Problem is a month-to-month sequence on my web site that started in 2017 as a strategy to join with readers, construct a constructive baking neighborhood, and encourage each myself and others to strive one thing new within the kitchen. Since then, tens of hundreds of dwelling bakers from everywhere in the world have joined within the enjoyable.

Every month, individuals who bake the featured problem recipe and share a photograph are entered right into a drawing to win a prize. Consider it much less as a contest and extra as a gaggle of bakers around the globe studying, creating, and baking collectively.

On the primary day of each month, I share a brand new Sally’s Baking Problem recipe and invite you to bake alongside anytime throughout the month. The objective is to construct confidence, be taught new expertise, get inventive, and—most significantly—have enjoyable. On the ultimate day of the month, one winner is randomly chosen utilizing the entry software we use to gather submissions.

You’ll find full particulars and the present problem recipe on the Sally’s Baking Problem web page.


Use this record to seek out the entire earlier baking problem recipes.

2026 Sally’s Baking Problem Recipes

blueberry bagels on oval serving dish.

January—Home made Blueberry Bagels

These from-scratch bagels are chewy on the skin, smooth and dense on the within, and full of actual blueberries.

2025 Sally’s Baking Problem Recipes

January—Home made Ciabatta Bread

Rustic-looking and flavorful, with a flour-dusted crusty exterior and extra-chewy inside pockmarked by air bubbles, this basic Italian-style bread is comprised of simply 4 elements.

February—Chocolate Chip Cake with Ganache Drip

This towering chocolate chip layer cake combines a smooth vanilla cake crumb, candy vanilla buttercream with oodles of mini chocolate chips, and a decadent chocolate ganache drip.

March—Home made Cruffins

Buttery and flaky croissant dough will get snarled with a beneficiant dose of cinnamon-sugar and baked in a muffin pan, combining two tasty treats into one unbelievable hybrid: croissants + muffins = cruffins.

close-up overhead photo of coconut macaroon thumbprints filled with caramel and drizzled with chocolate.

April—Caramel Coconut Macaroon Thumbprints

This upgraded model of basic chewy coconut macaroons contains a decadent pool of salted caramel within the middle and a drizzle of chocolate to prime all of it off.

Slice of cinnamon roll cheesecake with whipped cream on top pictured on tan plate.

Could—Cinnamon Swirl Cheesecake

Two favourite indulgences (cheesecake and cinnamon rolls) come collectively to make one epic and significantly particular dessert on this cinnamon swirl cheesecake.

June—Lemon Blueberry Babka

On this summery tackle a bakery-favorite bread, a wealthy lemon-hinted dough is superbly swirled with a home made blueberry filling and topped with buttery lemon crumbles.

July—Contemporary Fruit Tart with Vanilla Mascarpone Cream

With a candy pastry crust, clean mascarpone cream filling, and your favourite seasonal fruit, home made recent fruit tart is just elegant but simple to organize.

August—Home made Artisan Crackers (4 Flavors)

Crispy, salty, savory, and endlessly customizable, this straightforward cracker dough comes collectively rapidly and simply in a single bowl from fundamental pantry elements.

stack of 2 apple cider muffins.

September—Apple Cider Spice Muffins

These apple cider spice muffins have deep apple taste and a moist texture because of a triple-dose of apple: apple cider, applesauce, and shredded apple.

no-knead pizza bread sliced with spicy honey butter.

October—Crusty No-Knead Pizza Bread

This no-knead pizza bread delivers large taste with barely any effort—the dough rests and rises in a single day, so a lot of the course of is totally hands-off with no kneading or tough shaping required.

Nutella pie slice.

November—Nutella Cream Pie

With layers of wealthy chocolate-hazelnut ganache, an ultra-creamy Nutella filling, and an Oreo cookie crumb crust, it is a dream dessert for Nutella fanatics in every single place.

slice and bake icebox cookies on plate.

December—Icebox Slice & Bake Cookies (1 Dough, 5 Flavors)

Meet your ceaselessly recipe for icebox slice & bake cookies: a flexible, buttery base cookie dough prepared for limitless taste variations.

2024 Sally’s Baking Problem Recipes

slices of whole wheat bread on marble surface with purple linen on the side.

January—Entire Wheat Bread (Gentle & Hearty)

With step-by-step photos and loads of useful suggestions, learn to make smooth and hearty complete wheat sandwich bread with my easy-to-follow recipe.

mille feuille with pastry cream filling and chevron-style icing and chocolate on top.

February—Mille-Feuille (Napoleon Pastry)

From the thousand layers of delicate puff pastry, to the creamy clouds of vanilla pastry cream, to the ornamental marbled icing, mille feuille is an indulgent dessert worthy of an important day.

Hummingbird Bundt Cake on Cake Stand.

March—Hummingbird Bundt Cake

With its signature flavors of banana, pineapple, pecans, and spice, this hummingbird Bundt cake will fly your tastebuds off to someplace heat and sunny.

April—Pesto Pull-Aside Bread

Buttery-soft and flaky, this pesto pull-apart bread is brimming with recent taste and tacky goodness.

Could—Dutch Child Recipe (Pancake)

The results of this surprisingly simple recipe is a superbly wrinkled, gentle and ethereal pancake, with the tender texture of a crepe that’s prepared for all of your favourite candy or savory toppings.

June—Ice Cream Cake (Select Your Taste)

This crowd-pleasing summertime deal with combines two of your favourite ice cream flavors, plus layers of Oreo cookies, home made scorching fudge, and whipped cream.

July—Triple Berry Pie

Blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries mingle to make a jammy filling on this triple berry pie, layered between 2 buttery flaky pie crusts.

August—Zucchini Biscuits (Parmesan Herb)

These are my tender but flaky zucchini biscuits, made drop-style and not using a mixer, rolling pin, or biscuit cutter wanted.

September—The Greatest Apple Cobbler I’ve Ever Had

Candy spiced apples are blanketed with a smooth, fluffy topping on this comforting, homestyle cinnamon apple cobbler.

October—Pumpkin Oatmeal Cream Pies

Gentle and chewy pumpkin oatmeal cookies are sandwiched with tangy-sweet and spiced cream cheese filling for a fall twist on a nostalgic deal with.

November—Candy Potato Dinner Rolls

Fluffy, flaky, smooth, and additional tall candy potato dinner rolls are a beautiful accompaniment to a vacation meal—however you don’t have to attend for a vacation to get pleasure from them.

December—Cookie Adorning Buttercream (Video)

This 5-ingredient cookie adorning buttercream is deliciously creamy and candy, may be piped or just unfold, and soft-sets on the cookies after a couple of hours.


Sally’s Baking Problem took a break in 2023 so I may deal with writing my cookbook, Sally’s Baking 101.


2022 Sally’s Baking Problem Recipes

January—Home made English Muffins Recipe

These home made honey wheat English muffins are scrumptious, smooth, textured, and completely definitely worth the effort when you observe the recipe carefully.

chocolate pastry pop tarts with icing and rainbow sprinkles

February—Fudge Chocolate Pastry Tarts (Like Pop Tarts!)

Made with chocolate pie dough, fudge-like filling, and a chocolate icing that units, these little hand pies are certain to fulfill any chocolate craving.

March—6 Inch Sunshine Citrus Cake

This 6 inch sunshine citrus cake cures any chilly climate blues with vibrant taste, a lightweight and springy cake crumb, and creamy whipped frosting.

April—Croissant Bread (Loaf)

Bakers of any talent degree can use this totally detailed recipe to make a superbly flaky and golden brown loaf of home made croissant bread.

Could—Brown Butter Berry Tea Muffins

These brown butter berry tea truffles are delicate miniature sponge truffles that use browned butter to present the batter its depth of taste, which accents the juicy berry at its middle.

brownie cookies filled with peanut butter on wooden cutting board

June—Peanut Butter Crammed Brownie Cookies

These dangerously decadent peanut butter stuffed brownie cookies are smooth and fudge-like with a creamy peanut butter ripple swirled all through.

July—Fruit Pizza

The mix of a smooth, buttery sugar cookie crust with tangy-sweet cream cheese frosting and colourful recent fruit is irresistible.

August—No-Yeast Cinnamon Roll Biscuits

This shortcut recipe for fast no yeast cinnamon rolls makes buttery, homestyle rolls that fluff up superbly—and in document time.

September—Pizza Pull Aside Rolls

Right here we’ve smooth, buttery garlic herb yeast rolls topped AND full of mozzarella cheese and pepperoni, and completed with garlic herb butter.

October—Cream-Crammed Chocolate Cupcakes

These dreamy cupcakes begin with a moist and deeply chocolatey cupcake, which is full of fluffy whipped vanilla buttercream, and topped with a wealthy 2-ingredient chocolate ganache.

November—Caramel Apple Cheesecake Pie

This seasonal deal with is like apple crisp meets cheesecake, and also you’ll be very glad that they did!

December—Easy methods to Make Pinwheel Cookies

Take pleasure in basic chocolate and vanilla pinwheel cookies utilizing my tried-and-tested home made recipe and video tutorial as your information.

2021 Sally’s Baking Problem Recipes

January—Easy methods to Make Home made Stromboli

Use my easy 6-ingredient pizza dough to make home made stromboli stuffed together with your favourite meats and/or cheeses.

February—Easy methods to Make Chocolate Soufflé

My recipe is closely detailed to present newbie bakers the boldness to make spectacular, fluffy, and completely wealthy chocolate soufflé from simply 7 easy elements.

March—Newbie’s Information to French Macarons

French macarons may be intimidating however my well-tested recipe contains loads of success suggestions, overview of strategies, a listing of instruments, troubleshooting, a video, and step-by-step photographs.

April—Lemon Blueberry Tart

This cool and creamy tart combines a buttery shortbread crust, a recent lemon filling, and home made blueberry sauce swirl.

Could—Wealthy & Fluffy Chocolate Candy Rolls

These might appear to be cinnamon rolls, however make no mistake—they’re buttery, flaky, and full of swirls of melty chocolate much like chocolate babka.

June—Savory Fast Bread

This savory fast bread is a flavorful and tacky herbed fast bread, which implies it’s made with out yeast.

July—Home made Berry Turnovers

My home made pastry dough comes collectively utilizing a “tough puff” technique to numerous flaky layers, which serves as the right envelope for the jammy blended berry filling.

slice of ice cream loaf cake with chocolate ganache

August—Ice Cream Loaf Cake

This ice cream loaf cake options layers of buttery sprinkle cake and ice cream whereas chocolate ganache and sprinkles add a scrumptious and ornamental of completion.

September—Gentle Pretzel Knots (With Varied Toppings)

These smooth pretzel knots are like common smooth pretzels, however with extra floor space for toppings like garlic parmesan, cinnamon sugar, and jalapeño cheddar.

October—Pumpkin Spice Roll Cookies

The meeting for these swirly spiced cookies begins with a 1 bowl pumpkin sugar cookie dough that you just’ll roll out and prime with brown sugar and loads of pumpkin pie spice.

shortbread wedge cookies in different flavors

December—Shortbread Cookies Recipe

There’s no chilling mandatory for these flavor-customizable shortbread cookies, and they’re going to by no means over-spread, since they’re baked in spherical cake pans.

2020 Sally’s Baking Problem

January—Artisan Bread Recipe (4 Substances)

This the right bread newbie recipe as a result of it solely requires 4 elements with none particular pans or mixer and there’s no kneading or difficult shaping concerned.

February—Excellent Swiss Meringue Buttercream

This frosting is creamy and thick, silky clean, holds its form superbly, and one of the best half (and why everybody loves it!) is that it’s not overly candy.

March—Easy methods to Make Crepes

Simple to make with only a blender and common skillet, these 8-ingredient crepes are prepared on your alternative of candy or savory fillings and toppings.

April—Home made Flatbread Pizza Recipe

Faster, simpler, and thinner than pizza, this flatbread dough takes about 1 hour begin to end and is ideal for learners.

mini fruit galettes

Could—Mini Fruit Galettes

These easy mini fruit galettes may be made with a wide range of fillings for a enjoyable and straightforward strategy to get your pie repair with out the trouble of a full pie.

June—Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Use your favourite ice cream taste to make decadent home made brownie ice cream sandwiches.

July—Contemporary Berry Cream Cake

This minimally embellished naked-style cake is layered between recent and fluffy whipped cream and piled excessive with juicy seasonal berries.

August—Home made Breakfast Danish Pastries

These breakfast pastries use a variation of basic pastry dough that bakes right into a buttery and flaky deal with together with your alternative of candy fillings, plus a drizzle of vanilla icing.

September—Cinnamon Swirl Fast Bread

This vanilla flavored cinnamon swirl fast bread is moist and smooth with a thick ribbon of cinnamon sugar swirled inside—like cinnamon rolls however in a fraction of the time.

October—Baked Apples Recipe

Like individually portioned apple crisp, this dessert is nice for a small household and also you simply can halve or double the recipe as wanted.

no bake pumpkin cheesecake with a gingersnap crust and whipped cream on top

November—No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

This good make-ahead fall dessert is clean and creamy with a crunchy gingersnap cookie crust that gives one of the best textural distinction to the fluffy mousse-like filling.

stained glass window snowflake cookies with melted Jolly Rancher centers

December—Stained Glass Window Cookies

These stained glass window cookies are made with my favourite sugar cookies, minimize out within the middle, and full of crushed laborious candies that soften as they bake, creating a stunning windowpane impact.

2019 Sally’s Baking Problem Recipes

January—Home made Bagels Recipe

Make scorching and recent bagels within the consolation of your individual kitchen with just some fundamental elements and baking instruments.

February—Home made Chocolate Truffles Recipe

These home made chocolate truffles are further creamy with the addition of butter and so they couldn’t be simpler to make—after mixing the 4 elements collectively, let the combination set within the fridge, then roll into balls.

stack of lemon bars with shortbread crust

March—Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust

Everybody wants this recipe for the right way to make the BEST lemon bars with a buttery shortbread crust and creamy thick lemon curd filling (that conveniently doesn’t require a pre-cook on the stovetop).

April—Gentle Dinner Rolls Recipe

These home made dinner rolls are pillow smooth with essentially the most scrumptious flaky and buttery texture.

Could—Grasp Scones Recipe

My grasp scone recipe is the beginning for 15 taste choices—together with chocolate, blueberry, pumpkin, banana, savory herb, cheddar, and extra—to make deliciously tender and crumbly American-style scones.

June—Angel Meals Cake

Utilizing solely 6 fundamental elements, this angel meals cake bakes up tall, gentle, and ethereal and is greatest loved with whipped cream and recent seasonal fruit on prime.

jars of individual no bake cheesecakes with strawberry topping

July—No-Bake Cheesecake Jars

Made with just some elements in solely half-hour, it is a fabulous and straightforward no-bake dessert that you may customise together with your favourite toppings.

August—Vertical Cake (Lemon & Blueberry)

Assembled with vanilla sponge cake, lemon blueberry swirl whipped cream, and lemon cream cheese buttercream, this vertical cake is an attractive masterpiece.

homemade cheese bread

September—Home made Cheese Bread (Further Gentle)

You solely want a handful of straightforward elements to make this mesmerizing loaf, and the ensuing bread is smooth, tender, and full of pockets of melted cheese.

caramel apples

October—Home made Caramel Apples

Discover ways to make actual home made caramel apples with my success suggestions, video tutorial, and punctiliously defined recipe for caramel that’s buttery, candy, and excellent for dipping.

November—Pecan Praline Pumpkin Pie

This make-ahead pie combines my tried-and-true flaky pie crust, clean and spiced pumpkin pie filling, and a candy/salty crunchy pecan topping.

butter cookies with sprinkles

December—Home made Butter Cookies

These basic vacation cookies are smooth within the middle with irresistible buttery vanilla and almond flavors, and you’ll dip them in chocolate and sprinkles for a festive contact.

2018 Sally’s Baking Problem Recipes

January—Home made Bread Bowls

These home made bread bowls are crisp on the outside and additional smooth inside, and better of all, they’re comprised of a fundamental, but versatile bread dough utilizing on a regular basis elements.

February—Chocolate Cake Pops (Recipe + Video)

Discover ways to make home made chocolate cake pops fully from scratch, with no field cake combine or canned frosting.

March—Vanilla Bare Cake

This bare cake is just gorgeous with recent berries, vanilla cake, and vanilla buttercream.

croissants

April—Easy methods to Make Croissants

My rigorously examined recipe leads to butter, flaky, and excellent home made croissants made proper in your individual kitchen.

slice of cheesecake on a spatula

Could—Traditional Cheesecake Recipe

Look no additional for a creamy and clean basic cheesecake recipe paired with a buttery graham cracker crust and your toppings of alternative.

slice of brownie baked Alaska on a white plate

June—Brownie Baked Alaska

This simplified brownie baked Alaska is made with a brownie base, mint chocolate ice cream, and a toasted marshmallow topping.

apple hand pie cut in half and stacked on a cooling rack

July—Apple Hand Pies

Utilizing my buttery flaky pie crust, a juicy cinnamon apple pie filling, and a salted caramel topping, these mini apple pies are each scrumptious and cute.

August—Chocolate Chip Cookie Layer Cake

This chocolate chip cookie layer cake is actually a chocolate chip cookie skyscraper, with every layer that includes an additional thick, soft-baked, and chewy cookie and creamy peanut butter frosting.

cream puffs

September—Choux Pastry (Pâte à Choux)

This delicate French pastry takes about 10 minutes to organize and can be utilized for a wide range of pastries like cream puffs, profiteroles, eclairs, and way more.

October—Pumpkin Spice Toffee

Pumpkin spice toffee solely requires a handful of fundamental elements and might be your new favourite fall deal with.

November—Savory Vegetable Cheese Tart

This savory vegetable and cheese tart combines a thick buttery crust, a creamy herbed cheese filling, and an attractive adornment of crisp roasted veggies.

December—Gingerbread Home Recipe

My complete put up on the right way to make a fully from-scratch gingerbread home features a video tutorial, gingerbread home template for the shapes, a full recipe, and all my adorning suggestions and recommendation.

2017 Sally’s Baking Problem Recipes

I created Sally’s Baking Problem on the finish of January 2017, so there are solely 11 problem recipes in 2017.

As you see, the first baking problem recipe was revealed in February 2017, and at the moment, I had a couple of dozen readers take part. Now my workforce and I see round 1,000 entries each month! It’s thrilling to know that bakers from everywhere in the world are making the identical recipe every month. Perhaps we’re not bodily collectively, however we’re actually having a collective expertise within the kitchen.

Q: What number of baking problem recipes have you ever tried?

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