1
The country where the earliest records of baking were found.
Egypt
If you were a baker in ancient Egypt, what shape might your bread take?
Shapes of animals for religious sacrifices.
Describe how the introduction of commercial yeast changed baking.
It made it easier for bakers to create leavened bread without wild yeast.
What might be a key feature of the first open-air café in Paris?
It sold baked goods to customers in an open-air setting.
A French invention that rises due to steam.
Puff pastry
What did the French contribute to baking that involves multiple layers?
Puff pastry.
They taught the Egyptians how to bake.
Babylonians
This was recognized as an occupation by the Romans.
Pastry baker
Which civilization was responsible for spreading baking skills to Europe?
The Romans.
What is the name of the French pastry dough with layers of butter?
Puff pastry.
A rich man’s food in ancient times.
Cakes
What does the term "pastillarium" refer to in ancient Rome?
The position of a pastry baker.
What was a common way for pastry chefs in London to sell their baked goods?
Using handcarts.
A type of dough with butter between layers.
Puff pastry
A significant technological advancement for bakers in the 1930s.
Mechanical Mixers
How did baking evolve into a fully-fledged industry?
Through the establishment of the first open-air café in Paris.
An important ingredient introduced in 1856.
baking powder
They sold baked goods from handcarts in London.
Pastry Chefs
What was the primary use of sweets in ancient Egypt?
To soften the gods’ anger and earn their compassion.
What invention in 1856 improved the baking process?
Baking powder.
What was one role of a pastry baker in ancient Rome?
Butter.
What significant technological advancement for bakers occurred in the 1930s?
The development of mechanical mixers.
In which civilization did the art of baking become an artisan trade?
The Roman Empire.
Ancient murals in Egypt depicted this.
Royal Bakery
What did ancient Egyptian murals depict in relation to baking?
The royal bakery of Ramses with breads and cakes.