November’s Baker Spotlight is on a great baker and teacher, Lisa Pluff. Lisa teaches baking science and Family & Consumer Sciences at Manhattan High School, Manhattan, KS. Lisa is a graduate of the Kansas State Bakery Science bachelors degree program. Check it out! Instead of working in a bakery, Lisa opted to earn a masters […]
Archive | November, 2020
Cakes and Quilts Birthday Celebration on Dine In Day
Join AAFCS for a virtual birthday celebration on Dine in Day, December 3 at 7:15 p.m. ET. This special event will honor our founder Ellen Richards and gather FCS professionals to learn more about her quilt and celebrate #FCSsuccess together. An expert will also be on-hand to share a glimpse of what a cake might […]
Baking With Friends Presentation
Join other baking enthusiasts for a Baking with Friends ZOOM event with the Home Baking Association. Please feel free to invite anyone who may be interested in joining us by copying this link and sending it to them. The event sponsor welcomes everyone to their program regardless of where they live, or if they have a library […]
Baking Goes Better with True Cake and Pastry Fillings
In a pinch we’ve all filled cookies, pastries or cakes with a jam, and watched it boil out, soak in or run. With guest and gift baking on the line in the next months, you can insure positive results. Cake and pastry fillings are thicker formulations and will bake more consistently. Unlike jams and jellies, […]
