lakeland bakers rally to create citrus bread...
Loaves created by seven leading Cumbrian bakeries competed for the prestigious title of "Best Marmalade Bread", at the recent World Marmalade Festival. Made using Carr's flour and invented especially for the event, the loaves had to include some type of citrus preserve.
The winning loaf was chosen on the Friday by a panel of judges that included Annette Gibbons from Cumbria on a Plate, as well as Dan Lepard. Lepard has been described by the Independent as one of London's most inspired and inspiring breed of new young bakers...a British bread champion. Which is great considering he originates from Australia.
The bread was sold for charity at the festival. Martin Campbell from Artisan-food.com, who received the bread from the bakers said: "It was fantastic to see the various different styles of bread invented for this unique event turn up". It took the judges 77 minutes to judge 7 loaves. The bread ranged from a Double Malted Marmalade and Cranberry loaf produced by Munx Lakeland Bakery in Staveley, to a Marmalicious Orange and Walnut Maltwheat invented by Simon Thomas of Staff of Life in Kendal - this loaf won second prize.
The winner was a superb looking and tasting Marmalade and Cinnamon Tea Bread, created by Moore's Bakery in Dalston.
Content and photography supplied by www.Artisan-Food.com, funded by Distinctly Cumbrian.
Following the publicity, this bread now outsells the baker's previous best selling variety by a long way. The bakers taking part were:
Nick Stewardson 01461 338324 Gretna Bakery, Gretna
Paul Hughes 015395 36330 Grange Bakery, Grange Over Sands
Aiden Monks 01539 822102 Munx Lakeland Bakery
Simon Thomas 01539 738606 Staff of Life, Kendal
Dave Moore 01228 710695 Moore's Bakery, Dalston
Debra Travis 017687 72257 John Bryson & Son Ltd, Keswick
Lara Napton 01229 716284 Broughton Village Bakery, Broughton-In-Furness