Bread is more than just a staple food. It’s the cornerstone of countless meals around the world!
It’s a food that humans have been enjoying for millennia, with the earliest evidence of bread (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/bread/) dating back around 30,000 years ago. Today, it remains an immensely popular food item and a hugely important market segment for modern bakers.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Aleksandra Bednarek. Aleksandra is Poland’s first certified bread sommelier (https://breadsommelier.com), who runs a bakery in California called Aleksandra’s Bakery, using her expertise in flour quality and fermentation to produce outstanding bread products.
Baking Up A Passion For Bread
Some topics covered include:
How bread differs between Europe and North America
Freshly milled flour quality
The bread sommelier program
Educating consumers and artisanal bakers
Encouraging younger generations to become bakers
Translating Trevor J. Wilson’s Open Crumb Mastery to Polish
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Brabender
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Bread is more than just a staple food. It’s the cornerstone of countless meals around the world!
It’s a food that humans have been enjoying for millennia, with the earliest evidence of bread (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/bread/) dating back around 30,000 years ago. Today, it remains an immensely popular food item and a hugely important market segment for modern bakers.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Aleksandra Bednarek. Aleksandra is Poland’s first certified bread sommelier (https://breadsommelier.com), who runs a bakery in California called Aleksandra’s Bakery, using her expertise in flour quality and fermentation to produce outstanding bread products.
Baking Up A Passion For Bread
Some topics covered include:
How bread differs between Europe and North America
Freshly milled flour quality
The bread sommelier program
Educating consumers and artisanal bakers
Encouraging younger generations to become bakers
Translating Trevor J. Wilson’s Open Crumb Mastery to Polish
This podcast is brought to you by:
Brabender
This episode is brought to you by Brabender, A Brand of Anton Paar. Since 1923, Brabender has been a leading manufacturer of instruments for testing material quality and physical characteristics in all fields of research and development and production in the baking industry worldwide. Brabender is now operating as Anton Paar. To learn more, visit www.anton-paar.com
Seasonal baking opens up exciting possibilities for commercial bakers to captivate customers, drive sales, and maintain a competitive edge. Tailoring your bakery’s offerings to each season keeps your bakery both relevant and irresistible. Of course, crafting these seasonal delights (https://bakerpedia.com/festive-bakes-and-seasonal-treats/) demands more than creativity. it calls for technical skill in formulation, precise processing, and rigorous quality control to ensure each treat is perfectly executed.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by three other baking industry professionals to discuss a baker to baker approach to seasonal baking.
Richard Charpentier has over 35 years of extensive bakery experience in snacks and breads. Classically trained as a French baker and Certified Master Baker, he has gone on to include bakery science, grain milling and food history in his repertoire. He is currently the CEO of Baking Innovation (https://baking-innovation.com), finding practical uses for emerging innovations and technologies.
Denise Stemmler is a Technical Sales Representative at Bakers And Us (http://www.bakersandus.ca/en/). Bakers & Us is a full service wholesale distribution expert, servicing the bakery and pastry industries of the Greater Toronto Area.
Peter Jacobs is a highly skilled RBA Certified Master Baker with over 40 years of baking experience. He uses his experience in the bakery and food production industry at his company, The Bakers Workshop (https://thebakersworkshop.ca), to consult clients in product development, production-line application, economic production efficiencies, formula development, and mentoring recruits.
The Change of Seasons in the Bakery
Some topics covered include:
Bakery preparation for the holidays
Leveraging current technology
Ingredient cost considerations for seasonal baking
Learning from other bakers
Baking regulation and certification
Artisanal techniques in seasonal baking
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BAKED in Science
Bread is more than just a staple food. It’s the cornerstone of countless meals around the world!
It’s a food that humans have been enjoying for millennia, with the earliest evidence of bread (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/bread/) dating back around 30,000 years ago. Today, it remains an immensely popular food item and a hugely important market segment for modern bakers.
In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Aleksandra Bednarek. Aleksandra is Poland’s first certified bread sommelier (https://breadsommelier.com), who runs a bakery in California called Aleksandra’s Bakery, using her expertise in flour quality and fermentation to produce outstanding bread products.
Baking Up A Passion For Bread
Some topics covered include:
How bread differs between Europe and North America
Freshly milled flour quality
The bread sommelier program
Educating consumers and artisanal bakers
Encouraging younger generations to become bakers
Translating Trevor J. Wilson’s Open Crumb Mastery to Polish
This podcast is brought to you by:
Brabender
This episode is brought to you by Brabender, A Brand of Anton Paar. Since 1923, Brabender has been a leading manufacturer of instruments for testing material quality and physical characteristics in all fields of research and development and production in the baking industry worldwide. Brabender is now operating as Anton Paar. To learn more, visit www.anton-paar.com
