#ScoreTheSeason - November 2025 Bread Baking Challenge
Master the art of bread scoring and create stunning Thanksgiving breads throughout November. Join our 4-week progressive challenge that builds your skills from basics to advanced artistry while preparing every recipe you need for your holiday table.
Presented by Baking Great Bread at Home | Partners: Wire Monkey & SourHouse
Challenge Overview
4-Week Progressive Challenge
Build scoring skills from basics to advanced artistry, one week at a time
Complete Thanksgiving Prep
New recipes every week for your holiday table
Win Amazing Prizes
Weekly Wire Monkey lames plus Grand Prize package
Master scoring techniques PLUS get every recipe you need for Thanksgiving - from dinner rolls to showstopping centerpieces.
Week 1: Scoring Fundamentals + Dinner Rolls
November 1-7
Scoring Focus: Master the Basics
  • Cross, square, and simple leaf patterns
  • Blade angle, depth, and confident cuts
  • Practice on basic sourdough boule
Prize: Wire Monkey bread lame (random drawing)
Perfect your scoring technique AND get your dinner roll game ready for the holiday table.
Week 2: Fall Harvest Designs + Bread Pudding
November 8-14
Scoring Focus: Celebrate the Harvest
  • Wheat stalks, pumpkin, autumn leaves, acorns
  • Overlapping cuts, stencils, texture creation
  • Practice on harvest wheat batard (sourdough)
Prize: Wire Monkey bread lame (random drawing)
Beautiful fall scoring AND dessert solutions for leftover bread - the perfect combination for your Thanksgiving feast.
Week 3: Thanksgiving Patterns + The Great Debate
November 15-21
Scoring Focus: Thanksgiving Table Ready
  • Turkey feathers, "THANKFUL" lettering, cornucopia, harvest wreath
  • Multi-element designs and complex patterns
  • Practice on cranberry walnut batard (sourdough)
Prize: Wire Monkey bread lame (random drawing)
This Week's Thanksgiving Recipes
Star Bread tutorial (available on blog)
Showpiece scoring AND settle the age-old stuffing debate once and for all.
Week 4: Signature Score + Cornucopia Showstopper
November 22-28
Scoring Focus: Your Creative Masterpiece
Create your signature design by combining all the techniques you've learned throughout the challenge. Focus on developing your unique style and using color contrast to make your bread truly stand out.
  • Baker's choice - any bread you prefer
  • Combine all techniques learned
  • Develop your signature style
Grand Prize: Wire Monkey bread lame + SourHouse banneton + SourHouse Dough Bed bread blanket (random drawing November 30)
PLUS This Week's Showstopper
Complete Cornucopia tutorial available Week 4 on blog: https://bakinggreatbread.blog. Works with any dough (sourdough or yeasted) - the ultimate Thanksgiving centerpiece!
Show off everything you've learned AND create the centerpiece everyone will remember.
How to Participate
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Join our Facebook group
Baking Great Bread at Home unknown link
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Bake and score your bread each week
Follow the weekly scoring focus and techniques
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Explore the bonus Thanksgiving recipes
Try the recipes provided each week
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Share photos with #ScoreTheSeason
Each post = automatic entry into weekly and grand prize drawings

Bonus Entries: Share on Instagram with #ScoreTheSeason (+1), tag 3 friends (+1), share Thanksgiving table with bread (+2), comment on others' posts (+1 per week max)
Your Complete Recipe Library
All Your Thanksgiving Recipes in One Place
BOOKMARK THIS PAGE - Everything you need is right here!
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Week 4 - Showstoppers
  • Cornucopia Tutorial (available Week 4)
  • Star Bread (available on blog)
MORE RESOURCES: Visit BakingGreatBread.blog for complete collection. All recipes include metric + volume measurements.
The Art of the Score: Skill & Trust
Why I Use Wire Monkey
Look, I don't recommend tools lightly. You know that about me. I put my name on something, it means I actually use it. And when it comes to bread lames, I don't touch anything else. Wire Monkey, period.
I've worked with the POCO, UFO, and Goose, and they've all become part of my routine because they just work. No gimmicks. No slippage when you need confidence. The edge stays sharp, the handle feels right, and your blade does exactly what you tell it to do.
I featured Wire Monkey in this month's challenge because I wanted you scoring with tools I actually trust. These lames have genuinely elevated what our members and I can do with a loaf.
That's why they're in the challenge and why I trust them with my breads, and now with yours.

- Henry
Everything You Need to Succeed
Weekly Video Tutorials
Step-by-step guidance for each week's scoring techniques
Complete Recipe Collection
All links provided with metric and volume measurements
Daily Inspiration & Tips
Stay motivated throughout the challenge
Downloadable Scoring Templates
Practice patterns and designs before scoring
Live Q&A Sessions
Get your questions answered in real-time
Access to "Ask the Expert"
Available on BakingGreatBread.blog

Affiliate Discounts
Wire Monkey: Shop Wire Monkey
Premium bread lames for scoring artistry
SourHouse: Use code HBK23
Shop SourHouse - Bannetons and Dough Bed bread blankets
Ready to Join #ScoreTheSeason?
Challenge Starts
November 1, 2025
Grand Prize Drawing
November 30, 2025

Thank You to Our Partners
Wire Monkey
Premium bread lames for scoring artistry
SourHouse
Bannetons and Dough Bed bread blankets
Sourhouse | Use code: HBK23
Presented by Baking Great Bread at Home | Henry Hunter, Founder