History of Bread Timeline - Wendy Xiang by Jing Xiang _ Student - GreenLevelHS

Agricultural shift to grain production

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 12:05:18 UTC

Time: 9500 BCE

Location: Ancient Levant

Fermentation

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 12:07:25 UTC

Time: 1350 BCE

Location: Ancient Egypt

Communal/Large Scale Ovens

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 12:07:32 UTC

Time: 13 - 14 century

Location: Italy and France

Discovery of Yeast

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 12:07:39 UTC

Time: 1300~1500 BCE

Location: Ancient Egypt

Grinding Wheels (Animal)

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:23:06 UTC

Time: 800 BCE

Location: Mesopotamia

Roman Baker’s Guilds

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:27:30 UTC

Time: 168 BC

Location: Ancient Rome

Description: An ancient Roman association known as Pistorum that gathered bread bakers and deemed as craftsmen. They were respected and contributed to an annual festival that celebrates Fornax, the oven goddess.

Trencher

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:34:10 UTC

Time: Around 14 - 17 century

Location: Europe

Description: A trencher is a piece of bread (typically flat, stale and round) that is used as a plate to serve food above it. After the mid 16 centuries they were being replaced by wooden trenchers due to it being more practical.

Baker's Dozen

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:35:00 UTC

Time: late 16 century

Location: England

Description: A baking terminology used to describe 13 baked goods

Sandwiches

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:36:35 UTC

Time: 1762

Location: England

Automatic Flour Mill

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:37:03 UTC

Time: 1785

Location: Delaware, United States

Description: A machine that automatically grinds grain into flour

Bread Pans

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:37:36 UTC

Time: early 18 century

Location: Europe

Bread boxes

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:38:09 UTC

Time: late 1800s

Location: America & UK

Description: A box container that holds bread and other bakeries to keep them freshly preserved

Leavening Agents - Baking Powder

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:38:44 UTC

Time: 1840s

Location: England

Grain elevator

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:39:27 UTC

Time: 1843

Location: Buffalo, NY, USA

Explanation: An elevator that lifts grain and pour them into grain silos.

Fermentation Relationship to Bread Making

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:40:02 UTC

Time: 1857

Location: France

Toaster

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:40:18 UTC

Time: 1909

Location: United States

Bread Slicing Machines

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:40:29 UTC

Time: 1928

Location: Davenport, Iowa, USA

Enriching bread

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:40:42 UTC

Time: 1940s

Location: Chicago, USA

Description: Enriching bread are grains that have been refined or fortified with add-in nutrients

Chorleywood process

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:40:53 UTC

Time: 1961

Location: Chorleywood, England

Description: An industrial process that increased dough making efficiency for yeasted bread. It can turn into a slice of bread in approximately 3 and a half hours.

Bread Machine

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 14:41:30 UTC

Time: 1986

Location: Japan

Bread Making as an Occupation

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 15:02:27 UTC

Time: around 171 BC

Location: Ancient Rome

Sourdough Starter

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 16:50:52 UTC

Time: 1500 BCE

Location: Ancient Egypt

Description: A colony of wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria used to leaven bread

Pasticceria Marchesi

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 18:09:53 UTC

They started their business at 1824 in Milan, Italy, making Panettone. As of today, they opened 2 new branches in Milan and London. It is now one of the most famous pastry shop in Milan.

Baguette

jxiang3 — 2024-05-24 19:32:22 UTC

Time: 18 century

Location: France

Description: A french bread that appears long and stick-like that's made off of lean dough