Formulas

Farm House Irish Soda Bread with Clabber
March 2, 2010 – This month's featured formula comes from former Bakers Journal writer Marcy Goldman, who now runs BetterBaking.com, an online magazine for bakers. "Clabber," she writes, "is an old-fashioned word for buttermilk, and buttermilk is the dairy liquid of choice in traditional soda bread. This recipe makes a majestic, lean, mean tasty soda bread that is great with cheese or sliced cold corned beef. I love it with tea in the evenings."

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The Final Proof: December 2009
Foodborne illness outbreaks and other incidents involving tainted food have received much media attention in the past few years. Can you take the chance that one of your food handlers who hasn’t been properly trained in food safety causes someone to become ill or die?

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Indulging in new fats
Alex Marangoni and Steve Bernet met while whitewater kayaking, which told them right away that they shared a love of outdoor sports. What they didn’t know, not initially, was that they lived just down the road from each other.

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Technical Talk - August 2009
There have been many discussions and arguments among scientists and regulators regarding the definition of dietary fibre.

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Bakers Formula
This month’s formula comes from John McColl at Puratos Canada. For more information, visit: www.puratos.com .

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Wine flour bread
You may be familiar with the Bible story about Jesus turning water into wine, but a winemaker in Niagara is taking the next step and turning wine into bread.

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Purple Wheat Cranberry/Walnut Bread
Between January and November 2008, 25 per cent of all new food products launched worldwide were either positioned as trans-fat-free or produced with no additives or preservatives. Moreover, one in every four products launched last year was positioned with some sort of health benefit.

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Technical Talk: Wheat flour fundamentals
Humans have been consuming wheat and wheat flour for thousands of years. Cultivation of the land and the growing of crops were introduced about 10-15,000 years ago when agricultural implements were first developed.

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