Baker: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Bread dough is made from just a few simple ingredients, yet bakers can shape it into hundreds of different breads, rolls, and buns!
Through history
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Long ago
People baked bread in hot stone ovens and even in pits covered with hot ashes. Bakers have been working this way for thousands of years!
Tools of the trade
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Peel
A long, flat wooden paddle called a peel slides the bread into the hot oven and takes it out again. It helps the baker keep their hands safe!
A day in the job
- Early morningBefore the sun comes up, the baker turns on the oven and mixes the first dough. Warm bread is ready for breakfast!
Words to know
- Yeast
- Yeast is a tiny living helper that makes dough grow puffy. It eats sugar in the flour and blows up little air bubbles inside!
Quiz time
Bakers often knead dough with their hands until it feels soft and stretchy.
Bakers can make birthday cakes for friends.