2019 Bakers DOZEN
FOR OUR FOURTH ANNUAL BAKER’S DOZEN, WE LOOKED FAR AND WIDE TO FIND THE VISIONARIES WHO ARE CELEBRATING, PRESERVING, AND PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR BELOVED CRAFT IN THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY WAYS. FROM AWARD-WINNING BLOGGERS TO INNOVATIVE PASTRY CHEFS AND EVEN A SOURDOUGH LIBRARIAN, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE TO FOLLOW IN 2019.
The Inclusive Baker
ANGELA GARBACZ
Head Baker & Owner of Goldenrod Pastries | Lincoln, Nebraska
Follow on Instagram: @goldenrodpastries
When Angela Garbacz founded Goldenrod Pastries in Lincoln, Nebraska, she never intended to make “healthy” desserts. Instead, she wanted to create baked goods that catered to a variety of food restrictions, from dairy-free to gluten-free, but were delicious enough to rival their traditionally made counterparts. This is what Angela calls “inclusive baking.” From her Fluffernutter Buns to her best-selling Peach Coffee Cake, she uses ingredients like coconut oil and sorghum flour as substitutes for dairy and gluten. Unlike many pastry chefs making dairy-free, vegan, or gluten-free baked goods, Angela keeps sugar and fat in her desserts to ensure flavor and texture aren’t sacrificed. This is what makes Angela’s pastries so indulgent—so much so that half her customer base doesn’t even have dietary restrictions. “My standards are very high for how my pastries should taste,” says Angela. “We don’t make a carrot cake that’s ‘good for a gluten-free cake.’ We make one that stands up to a traditional cake, or we don’t sell it.” Angela is currently working on bringing inclusive baking beyond Nebraska with Goldenrod Pastries’ first cookbook, releasing in the spring of 2020.
The English Teacher
JOHN WHAITE
Cookbook Author & Baking Instructor at John Whaite’s Kitchen Cookery School
Lancashire, England
johnwhaiteskitchen.com & johnwhaite.com
Follow on Instagram: @johnwhaiteskitchen & @john_whaite
One of the top baking schools in the world is located in a renovated barn in Wrightington, Lancashire, England.
It begins and ends with John Whaite. After winning the third season (series 3) of in 2012, John quickly decided to transform his baking passion into a full-blown career, with his particular niche in the teaching realm. Five consecutive cookbooks and one John Whaite’s Cookery school later, he’s a full-blown baking guru. John believes baking can be much more than a
