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National Festival of Breads offers creative challenge

Virtual entries for 2021 mean expanded opportunities for competitors.

January 20, 2021

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ENTRIES OPEN: You have until Feb. 22 to create a recipe and prepare your entry for the 2021 Festival of Breads competition. Winners will receive cash prizes and baking bundles. Courtesy of Kansas Wheat

Looking for a creative challenge to start 2021? Don your apron, preheat the oven and get to work on your own original recipe for the 2021 National Festival of Breads.

Entries are accepted through Feb. 22, and winners will receive cash prizes and baking bundles from sponsors Kansas Wheat, King Arthur Baking Co. and Red Star Yeast. 

“The National Festival of Breads celebrates the creativity of America’s home bakers,” said Cindy Falk, co-chairperson of the event and nutrition educator for the Kansas Wheat Commission. “Our goal is to connect these top competitors to the wheat farmers and the industries that put that bag of flour into their pantries.”

The nation’s premier yeast bread baking contest is the only baking competition of its kind, but virtual entries for 2021 mean expanded opportunities for both adult and youth competitors. The official rules and regulations for the contest are posted at nationalfestivalofbreads.com

Entries for the National Festival of Breads must be an original yeast bread recipe, must use a Red Star Yeast product as a leavening agent, and 75 percent or more of the total flour in the recipe must be King Arthur unbleached wheat flour. A variety of both branded products are eligible for use in the competition. 

Looking for inspiration for your entry? Check out these stories of past winners of the contest. 

RaChelle Hubsmith, 2019 champion, Home Baker Division

North Logan, Utah

Winning recipe: Chai Ube Rosette Rolls

RaChelle Hubsmith’s grandmothers always had homemade bread ready as a snack, a tradition she has carried forward for her own children. Her winning recipe was anything but traditional — using purple sweet potatoes she spotted at a farmers market, adding chai (her family’s favorite spice) and rolling dough into a rose shape using fondant techniques. 

Ronna Farley, 2017 champion

Rockville, Md.

Winning recipe: Seeded Corn and Onion Bubble Loaf

Ronna Farley makes her own creative baking challenges by incorporating ingredients from other countries and cultures that customers purchase at the grocery store where she works as a cashier. Her inspiration for her winning entry came from closer to home — incorporating a family corn pudding recipe into a loaf of bread. 

Lisa Keys, 2015 champion

Kennett Square, Penn.      

Winning recipe: Smokehouse Cranberry Cheese Bread

Lisa Keys described herself as a self-taught, trial-and-error cook who loves to experiment with different ingredient combinations. Her winning recipe was a tribute to her mother-in-law’s love of local farm-fresh ingredients and healthy foods by incorporating flavors of smoked cheddar and the soft texture of tofu.

Read the full set of rules to perfect your entry or learn more about the National Festival of Breads at nationalfestivalofbreads.com

Source: Kansas Wheat, which is solely responsible for the information provided and is wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset.

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