Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s

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Unsurprisingly, this is largely a result of coronavirus as consumers pay increasing attention to their health at a time when a pandemic is ravaging the globe while also seeking small everyday comforts. Creating new products from surplus ones is another – one which consumers are increasingly interested in. A survey by Mintel in June 2019 found 43% of bread consumers would be interested in buying bread made using leftovers from the production process, while 38% are up for buying bread made from leftover ingredients from other food and drink manufacturing processes. Predicting big hitters for the year ahead isn’t easy as we make our way out of a turbulent 12 months. However, amidst the ever-changing consumer landscape we’re seeing two camps form when it comes to 2021 bakery trends; indulgence vs health,” says Kirsty Matthews, insights & marketing manager at Macphie. In April 2021, M&S announced it was taking legal action over similarities between its iconic Colin the Caterpillar cake and Aldi’s rival product Cuthbert the Caterpillar. M&S argued that that Cuthbert represented a trademark infringement and filed a claim with the High Court.

With the disagreement played out via tabloid headlines and social media, Aldi made hay with the publicity and even staged a charity sky dive for Cuthbert in May. One key piece of legislation for the food industry that originally passed in September 2019 came into force on 1 October 2021: the UK Food Information Amendment 2019 – better known as Natasha’s Law. Having baked thousands of retro recipes from all kinds of antique cookbooks, Dylan’s selected the best of the best for this bakebook, sharing the shining stars from each decade. And since not every recipe Dylan bakes on his wildly popular social media channels turn out delicious, we’ve thrown in a few of the most disastrously strange recipes for you to try if you want to prank your friends, or if you’re simply a glutton for punishment.For example, the so-called ‘rules of origin’ (RoO) meant tariffs could be applied to exported goods depending on where they originated from – potentially causing an issue for those in the UK baking industry using third-party (brought in from outside the UK or EU) wheat for products to export to the EU. The pandemic has made major trends that were already shaping the food and drink market even more important Defra, therefore, decided it was time to revise the rules to ensure they’re fit for purpose in the new trading environment.

The year of 2021 has been one of rising costs for the baking industry. What’s more, 2022 looks set to bring more of the same. Nostalgic bakery goods deliver the same warm feeling and as we move into 2021 with Covid very much still on our doorsteps, is likely to be on consumers’ agendas in the coming months,” adds Michael Schofield, marketing manager at Bakels. The reason for the move – which brings the UK into line with 80 other countries including Australia, New Zealand and Canada – is to combat neural tube defects leading to spinal conditions in babies. As pointed out by Ben Evans, legal director and chartered trademark attorney at Blake Morgan, no timeline has been set out for reaching a verdict in the case and “what that decision will be when the time comes is equally unclear”.

He was also crowned Star Baker in Botanicals Week after impressing the judges with his flavours. In the same week, he also came second in the technical, which saw him bake an impressive lemon and thyme drizzle cake.