My Master Gardener neighbor Kim keeps me aiming higher, both in my vegetable gardening skills AND in baking. This past rainy day Kim got creative and I have to share what she and other over-achiever bakers are doing, creating beautiful still-life scenes on your Focaccia. Photos provided by Kim Smith Focaccia is an Italian bread […]
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Today is National Pizza Party Day
Pizza has undoubtedly become one of the most beloved and iconic foods around the world. It’s a delightful culinary creation that brings people together and sparks joy with every slice. National Pizza Party Day is an annual celebration that honors this beloved dish each third Friday in May, and provides an opportunity for families to […]
Baker’s Spotlight: Build Hearth Bread Baking STEAM
The North Dakota Mill has a great salesman in Mike Leddige! This summer Mike spent a week in an HBA Baking STEAM workshop baking with the North Dakota Family & Consumer Sciences teachers in Fargo. Together they explored why “Flour is NOT Just Flour!” by exploring the baking qualities of North Dakota Made hard wheat […]
Baker’s Spotlight: Apple Pie For All!
Baking educator award winner Marla Prusa has made it a goal to teach Howells-Dodge, Nebraska high school Family & Consumer Sciences students pie baking. Over many years they’ve baked hundreds of pies for community gatherings, fund-raisers and their own families. Marla shares how she started baking pie and developed her pastry skills: “I baked my first pie when I was […]
Baker’s Spotlight: Jenny Kalvaitis – Lithuanian Bacon Buns
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 […]
A Baker’s Dozen Labs
A Baker’s Dozen Labs digital manual provides 278 pages of teaching material! Thirteen labs with first, intermediate and advanced culinary baking formulas and lessons. Includes 32+ copy-ready resources and worksheets. Each lab includes baking science experiments, computer labs, community service connections and live links to how-to-videos and the baking glossary. This is a must have […]
August Baking Calendar
Sandwich Hack: Homemade buns, flat breads, savory breads… these are all he BEST BREADS for Sandwiches. Get baking today! Download the August Baking Calendar
Perfect Summer to Shape Baking Skills
With this year’s challenge in what’s open and what’s closed, you can make time can fly with some creative baking skill building with dough. Any summer sandwich tastes great on a Kaiser or Rosette Roll. Use a well-kneaded and cold yeast dough. We recommend the Refrigerated Potato Dough from Dough Sculpting 101 but any well-kneaded […]
Baking: Farm to Table
It’s March at last! Wild or mild, the weather has us preparing to plant gardens and farms and puts a spotlight on nutrition. Flour’s often an unsung nutrition hero. World-wide, we don’t live well without flour. As Americans focus more on plant-based proteins, wheat flour is a “heavy-lifter” in baked goods. It’s essential gluten […]
Bake for Those We Love
Part of baking’s love connection is the real, not virtual, delivery. Hand made vs. hand texted for example. It’s about heart felt, and in the case of baking, there are double benefits: baking is a stress-reducer that can benefit our heart health! A couple specialties to share include: Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Sugar Cookies Check out […]
