In 2025, I’m embarking on an adventure to bake more difficult or new-to-me things. One adventure per month is the aim. Care to join me? Here’s a tentative schedule:

JANUARY

Cornish cream scones

FEBRUARY

Challah

MARCH

Galette des Rois

APRIL

English muffins

MAY

Profiteroles

JUNE

Brioche

JULY

Macarons

AUGUST

Peach butter (not a bake, I realize, but still requires a skill I haven’t mastered)

SEPTEMBER

Apple tart (I struggle with getting a goo...