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Q: Many formulas call for half milk and half heavy cream. Can I just buy half and half from our suppliers?J.K., Troy, Mich. A: If you mix whole milk with...
The Workbench
Q: Do you have a formula for hand-rolled, scratch-made flour tortillas?Dan, via e-mail A: I have been very successful with this formula. Flour tortillas...
The Workbench
Q: Do you have a beignet formula that can be used in a retail bakery?G.L., Raymondville, Texas A: This is one of my favorite formulas for beignets. Beignets...
2010 Baking Industry Forecast
What a difference a year makes. At the beginning of 2009, optimism ruled the day. All the talk about the economy seemed to have the same refrain...
ARBE packs in strong educational track
Bakers filled seminar halls seeking solutions to jump-start bakery sales in a scaled down expo. ...
Key drivers of Innovation
Baking industry leaders discuss the factors influencing innovation at their respective businesses in this tough economic climate. ...
Green, scalability top topics at iba
More than 1,000 baking companies convened on 30 acres of hall space at the 2009 iba exhibition in Dsseldorf, Germany, last month. The now 60-year-old...
Healthy Baking Seminar East highlights wellness trends
Healthy Baking Seminar East, presented by Baking Management and Modern Baking, was held in Boston on Sept. 23, in conjunction with Natural Products Expo...
10 New directions impacting bakeries
That people need to eat is a constant, but how they eat is always evolving. Forces are at work, both invisible and in plain sight, that stand to change...
Levain Bakery...a little bakery with a big presence
Levain Bakery, home of the large, 6-oz. cookie, isn't so big itself with retail and production space of only 500 sq. ft. This is only one of the Manhattan...
Rossmoor Pastries treats all customers like celebrities
Rossmoor Pastries in Signal Hill, Calif. is about 30 miles from Hollywood, and has made cakes for celebrities, such as Miley Cyrus, Elizabeth Taylor,...
Bakers learn the latest in healthful baking
In a tough economy, bakers are looking for ways to offer what consumers want, and healthful foods continue to be a growing trend. Healthy Baking Seminar...
Flax seed rye attributes run deep
The origin of flax seed rye bread is due entirely to the lamentable presence of old bread. Sales of organic 100 percent sourdough rye pullman bread were...
Desserts International thrives under new leadership
Kalamansi Crunch, Red Grits, Lemon Excelsior-the names are intriguing; chocolate velvet, chestnut spaghetti, vanilla snow-the descriptions evocative....
Bakers to Watch–Michelle Garcia
The Bleeding Heart Bakery, an organic retail bakery in Chicago, is the culmination of a dream for owner Michelle Garcia. Her attitude toward life is reflected...
