Happy World Baking Day
World Baking Day is a day of celebration held annually on the third Sunday of each May. It's a day for everyone to get baking their favourite recipe and enjoy delicious food with family and friends. So grab your rolling pin, flour, sugar, butter and apron and turn on your oven.
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How to Celebrate World Baking Day
Share the joy on World Baking Day with a homemade treat or loaf of bread and surprise your neighbour, work colleague or friend with your creation.
You could also hold a baking party and try out new recipes on each other. Maybe you might like to watch your favourite TV baking competition show or a how-to YouTube video.
With hundreds of thousands of recipes available to us at any time, there is certainly more recipes than any one of us will bake in a lifetime. This also means that there is a recipe to suit every level of skill, available ingredients and dietary requirements imaginable.
So what if baking is not your thing, or free time is a scarcity? Why not pick up something special from your local patisserie and join in the fun.
History of World Baking Day
It's not clear how World Baking Day started, but there are a few key dates surrounding baking that are interesting to note. Did you know that it was in Neolithic times that hunter-gatherers baked bread from cereal production?
It was around 300 BC that baking became a respectable profession for Romans.
2012 was the year the first World Baking Day was officially celebrated.
In 2014 the world's oldest oven, dating back 6,500 years was discovered in Croatia.
Recipes to Try for World Baking Day
These delicious French recipes will have your house smelling scrumptious and put a smile on your face.
Happy World Baking Day my friends.
Gugelhupf cake of Alsace
A traditional cake from the region of Alsace and easy to make, the Gugelhupf cake (one of my cakes above) looks fabulous when made with its fluted high tin.
Recipe here - Gugelhupf Cake Recipe
French Madeleine Cake
Fluffy and delicate, French Madeleine cakes are my go-to option when unexpected guests turn up. I always have the simple ingredients on hand and they only take minutes to cook. Madeleine trays come in different sizes and above you can see the cakes made from my larger cake tray.
Recipe here - French Madeleine Cake Recipe
Cherry Clafoutis
Traditional and with only a few ingredients, a clafoutis is a perfect dinner dessert. I often make mine with prunes or dates if I don’t have cherries on hand.
Recipe here - French Family Favourite - Cherry Clafoutis
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