Two summers ago, after my retirement, I had the pleasure of being a national contestant in the National Festival of Breads. It was a wonderful experience and I would encourage anyone that bakes bread to give this baking contest a try.
I grew up in a rural area but have not been immersed in the farm setting for quite sometime. The attention we received for our use of the Wheat Associations product was fun and honorable. We explored the farm setting and each experienced a combine ride while harvesting, we toured a local mill and the wheat storage facilities.
We spent a day baking and demonstrating our product and were then treated to a lovely banquet announcing the winner.
I did not win the grand prize money but I loved the experience and truly enjoyed the wonderful people that worked with and assisted me.
As a former Family and Consumer Sciences teacher I think that this would be a great opportunity for FACS students and thinking outside of the box. There is a teen category for this contest. What a great lab project to: write a recipe, test it and then prefect for the contest. This is chemistry in action!
The rules link:
http://nationalfestivalofbreads.com/the-festival/contest-rules
Link to 2013 winners and their recipes:
http://nationalfestivalofbreads.com/the-festival/2013-winners
Entry form link:
http://nationalfestivalofbreads.com/the-festival/entry-form-2015
With love from your retired FACS teacher! (But maybe not for long. Come on, someone, please apply for that job in District 622, MN)
Jane
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