McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year 2016 named at LACA Main Event
Spaldwick Community Primary School has been crowned the McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year 2016 at the LACA Main Event last week.
Pupils Maddie Thorpe, Rebecca Lucas and Daisy Ritchie, supported by school caterer Alison Leaver, baked profiteroles using locally sourced eggs and strawberries in its recipe to adhere to the provenance criteria.
Sarah Robb, foodservice channel marketing manager at Premier Foods, said: “Provenance was the central theme of this year’s event and the children astounded with their creativity.
“We were very impressed by their dedication, enthusiasm and how involved they were in sourcing local ingredients. Spaldwick Community Primary School used eggs, which were laid by chickens owned by a friend of the team, and strawberries grown nearby to make their winning profiteroles.
“We would like to thank everyone who contributed to making the competition such an unbelievable success.”
The team of judges - Andrew Green, representing Craft Guild of Chefs; Carol Harwood, from LACA; and Mark Rigby, Executive Chef at Premier Foods – marked teams on teamwork, presentation, taste, aroma and texture.
The school was awarded £1,000 worth of kitchen equipment, which was presented to them by Peter McGrath, chair of LACA.