Featured Image: Richard Groman Jr. judging entries in the first round of the Baked into Bethlehem Baking Challenge as part of Community Heritage Day in April.

Competition at Luckenbach Mill showcases tasty treats from some of the region’s finest home bakers

BETHLEHEM, PA—Sweet surprises take center stage as some of the region’s most talented home bakers and the public come together for the Baked into Bethlehem Baking Challenge finals on Saturday, May 30, at 2 p.m. Tickets for the event, which takes place at the Luckenbach Mill, 459 Old York Rd., Bethlehem, are on sale now for only $5 at historicbethlehem.org.

At the Baked into Bethlehem Baking Challenge finals, 10 bakers from throughout the region will showcase their showstopper desserts in front of a live audience. Each dessert will be judged by a panel of local baking professionals, including Richard Groman Jr. of the Groman’s Bakery family and Bethany Carrigan from King Arthur Baking Co. The public will be able to speak with the bakers, hear the origins of their recipes and sample all of the desserts. In addition, Carrigan will answer their most challenging baking questions during a special Q&A session.

Baking Challenge finalists are:

Michele Bernardich, Whitehall
Michael Brolly, Bethlehem
Hannah Hoch, Nazareth
Sarah Keppel, Easton
Ryan Lichty, Bethlehem
Patty Morgenstern, Bangor
Amita Pallod, Breinigsville
Judith Sabino, Coopersburg
Allison Shook, Bethlehem
Alyssa Wolfe, Quakertown

Baking Challenge finalists were selected from entries submitted during the first round of the competition at Historic Bethlehem Community Heritage Day on April 18. All of their desserts will be judged based on taste and flavor, technique and execution, dessert presentation and the story they share with the audience; culinary and baking-related prizes will be presented to the top three finishers.

Tickets for the Baking Challenge are $5 for ages 13 and older and free for ages 12 and under. Tickets include admission that day to the Baked into Bethlehem exhibition at Moravian Museum and Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts. For Baking Challenge tickets and information, visit historicbethlehem.org.

Editor’s Note: Attached are two photos of Richard Groman Jr. judging entries in the first round of the Baked into Bethlehem Baking Challenge as part of Community Heritage Day in April.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Mark Demko