Baking history

History of baking

In today, bakeries, café, donut shop and cupcakes shop there almost unlimited variety of baked delight. From sour dough bread to maroccon and to cookies.  The term baking means the use of dry heat in the oven to convert ingredients like flour, sugar, water into baked goods.

The Egyptians baking history

Records show that Egyptians were baking bread as early as 2600-2100BC.it is believed that the Egyptians learned bread baking knowledge from the ancients Babylonians. A relief representing the royal bakery of Ramses features bread and cakes, some of these were shaped in the form of animal and used for sacrifices. Other early records by Greek scholar (Aristophanes 450-385 B.C) unearth the existence of honey flans and patterned tortes. From his records also shows the Greeks used crude flour and honey to make a type of doughnut called ”Disprus” .  the ring shape cake Dipyrus was sunmerged in wine and consumed hot.

 

A relief representing the royal bakery of Ramses the 3 who reigned over Egypt in the 12^th century B.C.

The Roman Empire baking history The greek knowledge of baking influenced the Roman Empira, have the Roman developed if feaether intd business. Baking really flourished under the Roman, as there evidence that the roman form the first pasrty-cook’s association or pastillarium. the association help evaluated pastry-cooking into a highly respected profession. Bakery business was very profitable and successful that in time of Christ around three hundred bakeries existed in Rome.      Engravings on a tomb-stone of a Roman baker, dating back to the first century A.D., show the different stages in the production of bread at that time.

Engravings on a tomb-stone of a Roman baker, dating back to the first century A.D. showing the different stages in the production of bread at the time.Roman baker M.Vergilius Eurysaces in Rome.

When the Roman Empire collapsed, Europe went into the dark ages. Baking becomes a home trade. The art of baking gradually spread throughout Europe and the world.

The first decorated cakes were created in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1.This cakes were not like today cakes, they were more like buns covered with almond frosting what we call marzipan now.