By Sharon Davis, Family & Consumer Sciences Education, Manhattan, KS After a recent blizzard of holiday sweets, I‘ve begun to embrace all things soup and savory breads. In fact, I’m betting you’ll love the Mini-Bread Bowls demonstrated by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission. The whole wheat bread bowls are a perfect individual size, served fresh or easily frozen […]
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Bake to Give
Baking has long been a heartfelt way to show appreciation, celebrate milestones, and bring people together. Whether it’s a batch of warm cookies for a neighbor, a homemade pie for a community fundraiser, or fresh bread for a friend in need, baked goods carry a special kind of warmth and care that words often cannot […]
Melanie Wanders Shares Her Apple Crumb Crostata Recipe
Nothing gets us ready for holiday meals– or breakfast– like fine-tuning Apple Crostata skills. Home Baking Association members gathered in Stowe, VT for an annual meeting AND a tutorial with member Melanie Wanders, R&D Baker with Amy Driscoll and Lee Clark from King Arthur Baking company. You’ll enjoy making a tender, yet flaky all-butter pie […]
Order Your Free 2022 Kansas Wheat Recipe Book
Some folks may collect stamps, trading cards or gnomes, but only true Wheaties keep their eye out for a specific collectible published for the past six decades — the annual recipe book from the Kansas Wheat Commission. The 2022 edition is now available — free of charge — and does not disappoint with classic recipes […]
If You Like Pumpkin Spice… You Might Like Gingerbread
While you’re prepping for the holidays, you may be wondering what can possibly follow October’s pumpkin spice frenzy and its culinary appeal? I’d give Gingerbread, with its varying amounts of molasses, sugar options, and fresh or dry spice ginger a try. Here’s some our members and staff serve morning, noon and night. I love this […]
Discovering Día de los Muertos in the Classroom
As educators, sharing traditions from around the world helps broaden students’ cultural understanding and appreciation, and Día de los Muertos is an ideal holiday to explore. This vibrant Mexican tradition, celebrated on November 1 and 2, invites families to honor and remember their loved ones who have passed. It’s a time for joy, reflection, and […]
National Real Sugar Day Lesson Plan
As the gold standard for sweetness, real sugar is worth celebrating! The real sugar we stock in our pantry and use in many of our favorite recipes is grown by sugar beet and sugar cane farmers across the United States. National Real Sugar Day is a day to celebrate the people who harvest sugar crops, […]
Bite-Sized Baking for Home, School and Artisan Bakers
In our workshops, culinary educators and consumers tell me they’re time challenged. Plus, “our ingredient budgets are really tight- how do we bake for 25 students?” I understand. I had 42-minute class periods to bake with junior high students and virtually no ingredient budget. Tough as it is to imagine, we may BENEFIT from this […]
Fourth of July Recipes
The Fourth of July is a favorite holiday here at the Home Baking Association because it offers so many delicious and fun baking opportunities for families. And besides, who doesn’t love spending a long weekend together centered on food, fun, family and fireworks! For everything red, white and blue, check out our member recipes and […]
July Baking Calendar
Sharon Davis, a longtime family and consumer sciences educator with the Home Baking Association, creates these monthly calendars full of recipes, resources and activities perfectly suited for the season. The calendars are an educator’s dream and definitely worth a download. Check the July Baking Calendar out here!
