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If you are looking for the latest news about baking in the UK and Ireland and further afield you have come to the right place. Here you will find some of our hand picked stories and news just for you. Plus, ideas to do when you are not in college or university to further develop your knowledge and skills.

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Written for students by students. Bakery students stories and updates around the UK and Ireland.

Rainy Day Recipes

Here you will find how to start your own sourdough starter to four strand plaits to learn something new.

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Updates on competitions taking place in the UK and Ireland and of course ABST ones during the year.

Things you should consider checking out

The baking industry is constantly moving at pace, so it's easy to miss things. So to keep you up to date with some interesting bakery related news and updates, we have pulled together some articles, news and other great things we think are relevant and useful to you, our members. They might even come in handy for your studies, whether you are on Further Education right through to finding that all important topic for your dissertation or project work! These are updated regularly, so keep coming back to see any updates!

Our top 5 Bakery inspired things to do during the summer

Many of you will have just finished college or university and it wont be long until the summer arrives which means you have plenty of time on your hands. So to keep you entertained and also encourage you to develop your newly learnt bakery skills during the long break, we have pulled together our top 5 bakery inspired things to do. 

Some of them can be done quite easily in the comfort of your own home, where as others need a bit more thinking about. Let us know which ones you will doing and tag us in your progress! We would love to hear how you found them. 

To see the full list as well as the recipes and instructions then click the button below! Happy Baking!

Delifrance | Prove it: a bread focus

Delifrance have released their latest report; PROVE IT: A bread focus reveals exciting changes in the category.

It was published at the end of June 2021 and it promises to share their interviews, commissioned research and data from Delve Insights to provide in-depth insight into what consumers want from the bread category. They are also exploring new trends and sharing advice on how these can benefits bakers and retailers alike. This should be a really interesting read for members, and could be really useful to increase knowledge of the bread market. Delifrance have been supporters of the ABST for many years and we are looking forward to reading a copy. If you would like to receive a free copy as well, all you need to do is click below and register and you can download it for free from Delifrance. Takes about 1 minute! Happy reading.

sourdough thats out of this world! 

Believe it or not, making bread in space and even on distant planets is something that may be a reality sooner rather than later. A team of seven companies with expertise in different areas from Belgium have been researching how making bread in space, aptly named "SpaceBakery" might be achieved. 

We think this is really interesting and thought we would share it with you, as it could change the way bread is made on earth and in space, making it even more nutritious and sustainable at the same time.

For more information, check out our blog where you can also see the full details of the research so far! We are looking forward to seeing astronauts in the future baking bread in space.