What is baking? Baking or bake is a method of cooking using dry heat in an oven. We usually use the word bake when we are cooking something like cake, bread, pastry or even cookies. No one could really tell where baking really started. Because everyone have their own theory on where it all started. But it is sure that people can never survive without food. But right in the beginning of recorded history there was the discovery of fire making, thus along with light, heat could be generated. Then there followed the discovery of different grasses and their seeds which could be prepared for nourishment. With the help of heat and grain, one was now able to prepare a kind of broth. Hot stones were covered with this broth or the broth was roasted on embers and “hey presto” the first unsure flat bread was created. This ability to prepare stable food radically changed the eating habits and lifestyle of our early ancestors, from being hunters they became settlers. This is my preferred site and you can read more about the history of baking here. [1]
There are so many methods on baking but what about the ancient techniques? Do you know how they did it in the ancient time? They used hot stones and then poured the mixture onto it. To me. it's amazing how they started all of this. But there is more. Do you know where is the oldest oven located? Well, it is located in Croatia and was discovered in 2014 dating back 6500 [2] years ago.
Well, now you know a brief introduction to the history of baking. I hope you'll stay tune for the next step :)
