Coloring Book Bread

Bread or rolls are an indispensable bread in every home. We often buy them in stores but you can also bake them at home. Everyone loves to take sandwiches or warm rolls to school with them when they can eat them between classes as the next meal of the day. What do you like to eat bread with? Choose from the pictures the one that appeals to you most and colour it in.

Information

1. Basic Ingredients: Traditional bread consists of a few basic ingredients: flour (usually wheat), water, yeast and salt. Additives may include oils, seeds, fruits, honey, etc.
2. Types of Bread: There are many types of bread, including bread, rolls, baguettes, ciabatta, croissants, buns, pumpernickel, pretzels and many others, varying in taste, texture and appearance.
3. Bread as Symbol: Bread is widely regarded as a symbol of basic sustenance and existence. In many cultures, it is accompanied by religious and life rituals.
4. Baking Process: The process of baking bread involves mixing the ingredients, rising the dough (yeast fermentation), shaping, further rising and finally baking at the right temperature.
5. Regional Variations: Different cultures and regions have their own distinctive types of bread. For example, the baguette is typical of France, and the tortilla is typical of Mexican cuisine.
6. Whole Grain Bread: Whole grain bread contains whole grains, which contributes to higher fiber, vitamin and mineral content compared to white flour bread.
7. Nutritional Value: Bread is an important source of carbohydrates, which provide energy to the body. It also contains vegetable protein, B vitamins and minerals such as iron and magnesium.
8. Health Impact: Choosing healthy bread can have an impact on your health. Choosing whole-grain variants with higher fiber content can improve digestion and control blood sugar levels.
9. Bread Storage: Baked goods are best stored in a dry and cool place. It is advisable to avoid storing in the refrigerator, as this can accelerate the loss of freshness.
10. Innovations In Baked Goods: Today's breads can be enriched with various ingredients, such as nuts, dried fruits, grains, and gluten-free variants can be created for people with gluten intolerance.

Trivia

1. Oldest Bread Baking: The earliest evidence of bread baking dates back to the Neolithic period, about 14,000 years ago. The first breads were rather flat and baked on stones or slabs.
2. The Custom of Feeding Birds with Part of the Roll: In some countries, it is customary to leave some of the buns on the window sill or in the garden to feed the birds. This is a traditional way to provide food for birds, especially in winter.
3. Record for Longest Baguette: In 2001, the world's longest baguette, measuring 122 meters long, was baked in Paris.
4. Baked Goods Instead of Currency: In some periods and regions, bread, especially salt, was used as a means of trade or a form of currency.
5. Queen of Baked Goods: In ancient Egypt, bread was so prized that there was even a "Bread Queen" - a position at court responsible for the production and management of bread baking.
6. Baguette as Symbol of France: The baguette is one of the most recognizable symbols of French culture. It has a long and narrow form that makes it easy to slice and serve.
7. Bread and Human Development: The development of baking skills and the use of bread in the diet have been crucial to human evolution, enabling the acquisition of energy from carbohydrates and brain development.
8. Meatless Friday: Traditionally, in some cultures, Fridays were a day on which meat consumption was avoided and food was based on fish and bread.
9. Easter Baked Goods: In many countries, bread plays an important role in holiday rituals, such as hard-boiled eggs painted on Easter in a basket surrounded by bread.
10. International Bread Day: October 16 is International Bread Day, which aims to highlight the importance of bread in human diet and culture.