“This year’s Bakers 2019 – winner Alexander Pelli”
“this Year’s Bakers 2019 is decidedly. Alexander Pelli from Uddevalla who works at the Bakery Peter in Stockholm wins first place and can now call himself the Year’s Bakers, who is also the Swedish champion for the professional bakers. Alexander impressed literally from the ax to the bun, with exceptional creativity, craftsmanship and innovation with the taste sensations of, among other things, their beautiful buns, managed to Alexander to get the jury on the case.”
“- we need a contest where we get inspired and learn from each other. To win is all that is nerdy and love what you do, combined with a hefty dose of the occipital bone, ” says Alexander Pelli.”
“In the final set of six of the country’s best bakers of their professional competence and their tävlingsnerver to the test under intense time pressure in front of the audience. In only six hours baked the finalists a total of 160 pastries each. The finalists had to not at least show up their skills in this year’s secret element, crisp bread would be baked, and many new flavors were displayed as, for example, dinkelknäcke with polenta and aniseed and rödbetsknäcke with lemon. It is clear now that Alexander Pelli stand as the winner and is this Year’s Bakers 2019, also the Swedish championship for professional bakers.”
“the Jury’s motivation reads: ”With an innovative approach to bagaryrket create this year’s winner a new dimension, a fusion between the bakery and the art where the bullen will be a dessert and the deep and balanced flavours play its way into the jury’s hearts. The winner has channeled his high energy into a focused work throughout the competition and at the same time utilized the time to let the flavors in the bread develop. With his craftsmanship and exceptional sense of taste has been the winner in this Year’s Bakers 2019 taken the competition to a step above top-notch.””
“– Everything felt very good, I have not had time to take in that I won yet. I love the bakery and is driven by the visual in my work, it is fun, and you can be inspired by everything from the cooks to the art. And it makes me happy that the jury saw all that I wanted to achieve. I would like to arouse emotions with my pastries, ” says Alexander.”
“Alexander baked including buns created by kavlad dough, and filled with bergamottkräm and topped with nougatinedekor and apelsinblomssockerlag. Also a fullkornsrikt sourdough bread on spelt, rye, and wheat were among the entries. Proudest was the Alexander of their classic croissants and innovative buns. The distinguished jury assessed the pastries along both the appearance, technique and taste creative height.”
“- To perform at such a high level in a new environment, in front of the audience and at the same time be under the pressure of time is a challenge few can handle. To see the winner deliver entirely new forms of pastries in a perfect execution has been incredibly fun to see. I am very impressed. Alexander Pelli will inspire the whole industry with their buns that have been created based on the classic pastries and lifted with brand new combinations. Sweden proves once again that we have bakers of absolute world class, ” says Martin Lundell, ceo of the trade association Swedish bakers & confectioners who is arranging this Year’s Bakers. “
“In second place was Paul Florian Ficard who work at bob’s Pastry shop in Vellinge. Montadar Kanbar from the Buns & Bread in Stockholm, took home a third place.”
“the RESULTS of this YEAR’s BAKERS 2019nFörsta location: Alexander Pelli, working at the Bakery Peter in StockholmnAndra place: Paul Florian Ficard, working at bob’s Pastry shop VellingenTredje location: Montadar Kanbar, working on the Buns & Bread in Stockholm”
“Shared fourth place, in no particular order:nAmanda Gustavsson, Magnus Johansson’s Bakery and the Bakery in the StockholmnMarcus Billing Söderberg, Tegnér Bakery in TullingenRashad Salah, Åsa Bakery”
“the JURY FOR this YEAR’s BAKERS 2019:”
“Kim Lund of the Year, the Bakers 2016, a member of the Swedish Bagarlandslaget, working on Frank in Västerås reached Padtum Söderström: this Year’s Baker 2017, work on Our Farm SaltsjöbadennRobin Edberg: a former member of the Swedish Bagarlandslaget, working at Cum Pane in GöteborgnGustav Fagerman of the Year, the Bakers 2018, work on the Artisan Bread in Karlstad nSara Fjärrstrand: member of the Swedish Bagarlandslaget, working on Kopparlundens bakery in Västerås”
“the Bakers competed in the heat on two persons per day in the open bakeries. Each competitor had 75 minutes to prepare the day before they competed, and 6 hours on the day of the race.better known contestants baked:”
“Some of the pastries were produced according to set criteria on both length, weight and shape, which put high demands on the precision and accuracy of the data. Other pastry, crispbread and buns, had to be designed and smaksättas freely, with high demands on both creativity and smaksäkerhet.nJuryn assessed the taste, appearance, technology, variation, innovation, and approach.”
“RESULTS SM YOUNG BAKERS 2019”
“First place: Fanny Johansson from Tranås, studying at the Polytechnic of KristianstadnAndra place: Gabriel Olsson from Kristianstad, sweden, working on the island of Lidingö Bread & Pâtisserie in StockholmnTredje location: My Lindqvist from Borlänge, sweden, is studying at the Polytechnic of KristianstadnFjärde location: Malin Nordberg from Älvängen, working at RC Chocolat at Arlanda”