Beyond Baking October 2017

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HOLIDAY BREAD WORKSHOP ••• Photos & Event Recap

OCTOBER BAKERY OF THE MONTH ••• Congratulations Cranky Al’s

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SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE ••• Deadline to Apply is Dec. 1st!

October’s Bakery of the Month

Pictured above: Susie Brkich and Joey Carioti

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Congratulations to Cranky Al’s in Wauwatosa, WI! The doughnut-coffee-pizza shop has been proclaimed the Bakery of the Month for October 2017 from the Wisconsin Bakers Association (WBA).

Cranky Al’s earned the honor for hosting the WBA’s Fall Bakers Forum this month.

Bakers Forums are networking and educational events for WBA members and other baking industry representatives.

During the Fall Bakers Forum, attendees were given the opportunity to tour Cranky Al’s and participate in a discussion about equipment.

Cranky Al’s is owned by Susie and Al Brkich and their nephew, Joey Carioti. Serving handcut doughnuts, hot breakfast sandwiches, and coffee in the mornings and pizza for dinner, this family-owned business opened in 2006 and currently has 19 employees.

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Cranky Al’s has been recognized for many outstanding achievements including: being named on Alton Brown’s list of his favorite donut places in the United States, Best of Milwaukee – Donuts through The Shepherd Express, and countless other awards from the Wisconsin Bakers Association.

The Bakery of the Month Award was presented to Joey Carioti and Susie Brkich by WBA’s Communications Director, Jessica Hoover.

WBA members must meet the following criteria to be considered for Bakery Operation of the Month: Be a WBA member in good standing; give back to their community as well as the baking industry; and have outstanding business qualifications.

For more information about Cranky Al’s, visit http://www.crankyals.com/. BB

Holiday Bread Workshop

We would like to thank Lesaffre Yeast Corporation for hosting our Holiday Bread Workshop at the Lesaffre Baking Center in Milwaukee, WI on Monday, October 16th.

Led by Ralf Tschenscher, Baking Business Development Manager, twenty WBA Members divided into teams to make Italian Panettone Bread, German Christstollen, Traditional Three King Breads, and festive display ornaments.

mixed properly, as well as different types of enhancers and improvers.

Additional photos from the workshop can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/ pg/wibakers/photos/?tab=album&album_ id=10159393759490099 Thank you to everyone who attended this event! BB

“Thank you WBA for organizing and hosting this workshop,” said Ellen Ghere Paulus, coowner of The Cupcake-a-Rhee. “We had so much fun and learned many useful things that we can now apply to our holiday bread making!”

During the hands-on workshop, members learned new ways of working with yeast, the history of yeast, how to roll Pannetone, the “window” test for determining if bread is

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Apply Now for Baking and Pastry Arts Scholarships

In addition to the R.W. Hiller Scholarship, the WBA also offers the WBA Scholarship.

This is a $1,000 scholarship given annually to Wisconsin students entering a baking/ pastry arts program. Only Wisconsin residents are eligible to apply for the WBA Scholarship.

If you are planning to pursue a career in Baking and Pastry Arts, consider applying for a scholarship.

The Wisconsin Bakers Association (WBA) is proud to offer two scholarships for students entering Baking and Pastry Arts programs. Between the two awards, more than $30,000 has been given to students since our first scholarship program began in 1984.

The WBA offers scholarships as a way to provide financial support for the education of students who will be the future of the Baking Industry. The Scholarship Committee will review completed applications postmarked or submitted online by Friday, December 1, 2017. There is still plenty of time to submit your scholarship application before the deadline!

The WBA has a national scholarship, the Robert W. Hiller Scholarship, available for students pursuing a degree in a baking/ pastry arts-related field that prepares candidates for a retail baking profession.

The WBA established the Robert W. Hiller Scholarship to support and encourage people who have demonstrated a passion for a profession in the baking/pastry arts field.

A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who can best demonstrate this career commitment.

Both scholarship applications are available here: https://wibakers.wordpress.com/scholarships/ All scholarships given through the WBA are awarded without regard to age, sex, race, religion, marital status, national origin, handicap or sexual preference. For more information, email info@wibakers.com or call the WBA office at (800) 542-2688. BB

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AIB International Offers New Online Baking Collection To Fill Industry Needs As the baking industry’s skilled workforce approaches retirement age, a new era of tech-savvy employees will be needed to fill the gaps. AIB International is proud to announce new solutions in its online programming options.

1. Variety Hearth Breads Online 2. Variety Pan Breads Online 3. Tortillas Online 4. Hamburger Buns Online According to John Khoury, AIB International’s Global Category Director for Bakery and Technical Services, this collection allows industry professionals to curate their own education based on their needs and the needs of their employer.

“The Baking Specialist Online Collection is one of the best offerings at AIB”, said Khoury. “I have personally taken each of these and they are well designed and loaded with technical information crafted for up and coming bakers.”

Students will gain valuable tools in artisanlevel bread training, specialty grain ingredients, and the characteristics and production techniques behind exceptional tortillas and hamburger buns. By making these courses available in an as-needed format, AIB puts the industry-boosting power back in the hands of the individuals and employers themselves.

Since 1919, AIB has put the latest in baking skills and training in the hands of industry leaders. Now, in conjunction with our Certified Bread Specialist career path launched in 2016, AIB’s new Baking Specialist Online Collection offers a variety of online courses geared toward enhancing knowledge of ingredient functions and baking steps.

The current collection of courses include several bread-based courses in manufacturing, quality, ingredients, troubleshooting as well as specialized courses for variety breads, buns, and tortillas.

Select a single course or develop your own program — the collection is available online, at an unexpected lower cost and full of the trusted expertise you expect from AIB. Learn more about AIB International’s latest Baking Specialist Online Collection and enroll in your courses today.

This month, AIB added four new courses to the Baking Specialist Online Collection:

For more information about AIB International, visit www.aibonline.org. BB

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Pillsbury Bakers’ Plus Grand Champion Creative Competition Winners Announced The Thirsty Whale Bakery in Minneapolis has been named the Grand Champion in the 16th Annual Pillsbury™ Bakers’ Plus Grand Champion Creative Decorating Competition.

The annual cake decorating contest, hosted

by General Mills Foodservice and the Retail Bakers of America, took place Oct. 14-15 at The Americas Cake Fair at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

creating cakes in three categories: wedding cake, rolled fondant cake and sculpted cake.

Megan Bignell and Kyle Baker from The Thirsty Whale competed among five twoperson teams, representing the nation’s top professional cake decorators and pastry chefs, Photo credit: Retail Bakers of America

Greg A. Wagner, Sr. Territory Manager Phone: (612)-940-7596 Greg.Wagner@genmills.com

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The duo won first place in all three categories going on to take the top honors.

As the Grand Champion Winner, The Thirsty Whale received a $3,000 Grand Prize and the coveted Grand Champion trophy.

Their award-winning cakes included an intricate wedding cake done in red and gold with delicate wafer paper flowers, a Breast Cancer Awareness-themed fondant cake featuring Rosie the Riveter and a magnificent beach-themed surf shack with surfboards for the sculpted cake category.

The other 16th Annual Pillsbury™ Bakers’ Plus Grand Champion Creative Decorating Competition winners included: The Second Place Winner, receiving $1,000, is Piece-A-Cake Bakery in Chicago. Diane Ahrens and Daisy Janish knocked it out of the park with a pink boxing glove cake for Breast Cancer Awareness.

Plus cake mix along with a variety of other baking mixes, flour and dough to bakeries nationwide.

“We are a proud sponsor of this annual contest that shines the spotlight on professional bakers and their ability to turn cake into a work of art.”

The Pillsbury Bakers’ Plus Grand Champion Creative Decorating Competition was open to all professional cake decorators or pastry chefs who are currently working full or part time in a cake/cupcake shop, retail or supermarket bakery and have at least two years of decorating experience.

Contestants were selected in the months leading up to Cake Fair in one of two ways: Decorators competed in a local, state or regional RBA sponsored contest; or if no contest was available in their area, decorators submitted a portfolio for consideration online. BB

The Third Place Winner, receiving $500, is The Cake Plate in Austin, Texas. Belinda Martinez and Cynthia Velazquez got the theme right with a race car groom’s cake.

“All of our competitors proved that they deserved to be competing in the RBA’s National Competition,” said Bernadette Haas, Director of the Retail Bakers of America, “Their dedication, talent, technique, and creativity truly showcased their talent!”

“Congratulations to all of the competitors in this year’s Pillsbury Bakers’ Plus Grand Champion Creative Decorating Competition,” said Mark Siracusa, RBA board member and sales manager from General Mills Foodservice, which supplies Pillsbury Bakers’

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Planning ahead for upcoming National Dessert Holidays?

Below are some product ideas for the month of November: Nov. 4: National Candy Day

Nov. 21: National Cranberry Day

• Snickers Chocolate Cupcakes

• White Chocolate Cranberry Cupcakes

• Twix Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars

• Cranberry and Walnut Pinwheels

• Cookies with Candy Topping

• Cranberry Swirl Coffee Cake

Nov. 8: National Cappuccino Day

Nov. 21: National Gingerbread Cookie Day

• Cappuccino Mousse Cake

• Gingerbread Cookie Popcorn

• White Chocolate-Cappuccino Cookies

• Eggnog Frosted Gingerbread Cookies

• Cappuccino-Chocolate Cupcakes

• Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Nov. 10: National Vanilla Cupcake Day

Nov. 23: National Espresso Day

• Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Buttercream

• Espresso Cheesecake

• Vanilla Cupcakes with Berry Buttercream

• Espresso Chocolate Chunk Cookies

• Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream

• Chocolate Espresso Bundt Cake

• Nov. 15: National Cupcake Day

Nov. 26: National Cake Day

• Margarita Cupcakes

• Tuxedo Torte Cake

• Pink Lemonade Cupcakes

• Sticky Toffee Cake

• Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes

• Lemon-Thyme Cake

Nov. 17: National Baklava Day

Nov. 27: National Bavarian Cream Pie Day

• Baklava with Pistachio

• Coconut Bavarian Cream Tart

• Sweet Potato Baklava

• Bavarian Cream Strawberry Pie

• Baklava Cheesecake

• Chocolate Bavarian Cream Pie

Nov. 18: National Apple Cider Day

Nov. 28: National French Toast Day

• Apple Cider Snickerdoodle Cookies

• Tiramisu French Toast Cake

• Apple Cider Doughnut Holes

• French Toast Macarons

• Spiced Apple Cider Fudge

• Cinnamon French Toast Cake Pops

Nov. 20: National Peanut Butter Fudge Day

Nov. 29: National Lemon Cream Pie Day

• Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Fudge

• Lemon Cream Pie Bars

• Creamy Marshmallow-Peanut Butter Fudge

• Lemon Cream Pie Cupcakes

• Classic Peanut Butter Fudge

• Lemon Cream Pie Cookie Cups

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