Bread is more than just a staple food. It’s the cornerstone of countless meals around the world!
It’s a food that humans have been enjoying for millennia, with the earliest evidence of bread (https://bakerpedia.com/processes/bread/) dating back around 30,000 years ago. Today, it remains an immensely popular food item and a hugely important market segment for modern bakers.


In this episode of BAKED in Science, host Mark Floerke is joined by Aleksandra Bednarek. Aleksandra is Poland’s first certified bread sommelier (https://breadsommelier.com), who runs a bakery in California called Aleksandra’s Bakery, using her expertise in flour quality and fermentation to produce outstanding bread products. 


Baking Up A Passion For Bread

Some topics covered include:
How bread differs between Europe and North America
Freshly milled flour quality
The bread sommelier program
Educating consumers and artisanal bakers
Encouraging younger generations to become bakers
Translating Trevor J. Wilson’s Open Crumb Mastery to Polish

This podcast is brought to you by:

Brabender

This episode is brought to you by Brabender, A Brand of Anton Paar. Since 1923, Brabender has been a leading manufacturer of instruments for testing material quality and physical characteristics in all fields of research and development and production in the baking industry worldwide. Brabender is now operating as Anton Paar. To learn more, visit www.anton-paar.com


EP103: Exploring Flour and Fermentation with a Bread Sommelier

Setting up shop where baking and science meet, this podcast is focused on all the technical aspects of the commercial baking industry. It covers everything from food safety, ingredient and equipment solutions and innovation. With guests from all corners of the industry, talking on some of the hottest topics and trends, BAKED in Science is right in the midst of the mix!

EP103: Exploring Flour and Fermentation with a Bread Sommelier

BAKED In Science