Using water, ancient grains and sterilised containers, he cultivated the starter for a week. In order to get as close as possible to what the Egyptians would have recognised as bread, Mr Blackley ...

Bread has been intricately woven into human history for thousands of years, and ancient Greece was no exception.

Before commercial yeast became available, the primary method for making tall and airy loaves was to bake sourdough. The ...

The fascinating ancient history of pita bread can be traced back over 10,000 years to prehistoric times, and it was a staple in ancient Egyptian civilization. In Egypt, bread is life, and it's ...

Just as in ancient times, they're still used to make bread. And I've come to the house of this Egyptian lady to see how it's done.' DR JOANN FLETCHER:Now bread was the key ingredient in the ...

Much of our modern baking science is derived from the ancient Egyptians. They were avid experimenters and were the first to discover the benefits of combining the fermentation process with bread ...