Hints & Happenings
Red Star Yeast Joins National Festival of Breads
March 3, 2015
Yeast may be microscopic in size, but this living organism is an essential ingredient to helping bread loaves rise. According to Red Star Yeast’s website: “The biochemical process of fermentation...
King Arthur Flour and Kansas farmers partner for the National Festival of Breads
January 14, 2015
Even the best recipe and baking technique could not win without the use of superior ingredients, including flour.
Soy Delicious and Nutritious
December 5, 2014
How to Incorporate Soy into Your Favorite Recipe Cherry on top. A la mode. BAM! A little something extra can really make a recipe special. Even better, a small substitution or blending of...
Keep on the Shelf? National Festival of Breads entries ready to be tested
December 1, 2014
The Kansas Wheat Innovation Center’s test kitchen is literally he
Use soy products in your entry for a special award
November 12, 2014
The Kansas Soybean Commission sponsors a special soy award in the youth and adult categories. Youth Soy Special Award: One (1) YOUTH recipe, using at least 25% soy flour and additional soy...
C&H Sugar and Domino Sugar sponsor sweet award
November 7, 2014
C&H Sugar and Domino Sugar are sponsoring a special award in the youth and adult categories. Youth Best Sweet Bread or Roll: One (1) recipe in each YOUTH category will receive a $100 award for...
Baking Tip: Use a thermometer to test water temperature
November 3, 2014
I got this text message on Friday from my daughter:
Bulgur: Add fiber to family favorites
October 27, 2014
Bulgur may not be a Kansas family staple, but with a higher fiber content than oatmeal as well as plenty of iron, magnesium and B vitamins, maybe it should be.
Share stories through bread
October 23, 2014
The best recipes sometimes include a secret ingredient, one that cannot be listed in the instructions. When a piece of the baker’s heart is included in the mix, the bread is even more delicious....
