1 The Beginning of Bread

THE BEGINNING OF BREAD by Harriet Brundle

HOP IN THE SANDWICH SHACK Hi! My name is Hala, and this is my food truck, the Sandwich Shack! I use the best bread to make tasty sandwiches. Which one would you like to try? MENU Egg salad Bánh mì Grilled cheese Katsu sando Oh no! I'm out of bread! I need to get some more. Hop in the Sandwich Shack and join me! The Sandwich Shack

THE BEGINNING OF BREAD There are many different kinds of breads. Let's look at some of the breads I use on my truck. Humans have made bread for around 14,000 years. WHITE BREAD PITA BREAD White bread is soft, and baguettes are crusty. Pita bread is flat. BAGUETTES

START WITH THE DOUGH Bread can be made in lots of different ways. But most breads have the same basic ingredients. These are flour, water, yeast, and salt. FLOUR SALT YEAST WATER To start, all the ingredients are mixed together to make dough.

KNEADING AND RESTING Then, the dough is kneaded. After kneading, the dough is left to rest. While it rests, the dough will rise. Kneading can be done by hand or using a machine. Bread dough rises because of yeast. The yeast makes tiny air bubbles in the dough. Now, it's time to bake!

GET YOUR BAKE ON Many kinds of bread are baked in an oven. But there are different ways to cook bread dough. Bagels are boiled in water before being baked in an oven. Injera Tandoor oven Naan can be cooked on the walls of a tandoor oven. Injera is a bread that is cooked on a large, flat pan. The Sandwich Shack