September is here, and with it comes a fantastic opportunity to boost your health and cooking skills—it’s Whole Grains Month! Celebrated annually, Whole Grains Month is a time to discover the delicious and nutritious benefits of incorporating whole grains into your daily meals. Whether you’re a home baker or an educator looking to inspire your […]
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A Baker’s Dozen Labs
Newly Updated – A Baker’s Dozen Labs digital & printed manual provides 242 pages of teaching material! Thirteen labs with first, intermediate and advanced culinary baking formulas and lessons. Includes 32+ copy-ready resources and worksheets Appendix and an online Bakers Glossary that is continually updated at homebaking.org. Classroom-tested labs teach over 35 National FCS Standards plus core history, math, […]
November is National Bread Month
November is a great time for pumpkin spice and everything nice, but it’s also the perfect time to celebrate National Bread Month. The wheat that U.S. farmers grow is exceptionally adept at creating tasty, homemade bread, so be sure to celebrate this homegrown holiday. One bushel of wheat can produce 90 loaves of whole wheat […]
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Fall is here, and what better way to celebrate the season than by baking some mouthwatering pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with your students? These cookies are the epitome of fall comfort food, blending the warm spices of pumpkin pie with the rich sweetness of chocolate chips. A perfect blend of flavors for the season! Take […]
Elevate Your Labor Day Weekend Entertaining with Home-Baked Goods
Labor Day weekend is just around the corner, and that means it’s time to start planning your celebrations! Whether you’re hosting a backyard barbecue, a cozy indoor gathering, or simply looking to indulge in delicious treats, incorporating home-baked goods into your festivities can take your entertaining game to a whole new level. There’s something undeniably […]
Linda Beech’s Tips for Fair Baking Competition Success
by Sharon Davis, Home Baking Association Like Aunt Bea and her pies, many bakers love a good competition to win the purple ribbon or “first-of-class” status at their county or state fair. You can’t beat the advice of a veteran fair baking judge! Linda Beech, county extension family & consumer sciences, 4-H and youth baking […]
Baker’s Spotlight: Gloria Piantek’s Cheese Lovers Barbecue Bread Twists
Football fans and super hosts alike should pin or post this year’s winning recipe for the 2023 National Festival of Breads, the nation’s only amateur bread-baking competition. Gloria Piantek of West Lafayette, Indiana, invented the Cheese Lover’s Barbecue Bread Twists, a savory bread that combines three types of cheese, sweet and smoky seasoning rub, and crunchy […]
Fun Paintbrush Cookies
Kids of all ages, from 3 to 103, will love these fun & tasty Paintbrush cookies! Blend the art and science of baking with your creative side. Try mixing and matching with different cookie cutter shapes and a rainbow of food coloring. Ingredient List COOKIES: 2 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting […]
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 […]
