Looking for a creative challenge to start 2021? Brush off your mixer, don your apron and develop your own original recipe for the 2021 National Festival of Breads. Entries are accepted January 8 through February 22, and winners will receive cash prizes and baking bundles from sponsors Kansas Wheat, King Arthur Baking Company and Red […]
January Baking Calendar
Happy New Year from the Home Baking Association! January baking is powered with oats, a perfect way to get more heart healthy whole grains into your diet. Download the calendar below to get lots of convenient recipes and tips for baking in the new year.
HBA Baker Spotlight: Jenny Kalvaitis
By Sharon Davis, HomeBaking.org What a perfect time to spotlight home baker Jenny Kalvaitis and her family’s traditional Lithuanian Bacon Buns. This family recipe and favorite of Jenny’s is a common Lithuanian recipe with her own family’s twists and small improvements from over the years. They often bake them during Christmas and holiday seasons. They’ll […]
The Family Dinner Project’s deck of food and activities
When you’ve been spending a lot of time at home, this is just the boost we all need. You’ll love our partner The Family Dinner Project’s deck of food and activities for the “advent” of December home time, holidays and festivals. Check it out now!
November Baker’s Spotlight!
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 […]
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, […]
In the Kitchen with Black Walnuts: America’s Indigenous Baking Nut
Black walnuts, are a superfood native to the U.S. and one of the very few wild harvested foods commercially available today. For centuries Native Americans used the nut meats as a food source and the husks for medicine and dyes. Even today nothing is wasted! The shells are ground into an eco-friendly abrasive. Baking with […]
October Baking Calendar
Autumn is unfolding across the country, bringing with it harvest crops, the holidays, and lots of opportunities for baking. Sharon Davis has created this handy baking calendar full of tips and ideas to get you into the spirit of fall baking. Download the calendar here