HISTORY OF BAKING

baking to the Philippines

American occupation brought in flour. • In 1958,
the first Philippine flour mill became
operational.
• Wheat, instead of flour was brought to the
country.
• For several years, the Philippines depended
upon the U. S. for wheat supply.
 Baking in the Philippines
In 1962, the U. S. Wheat Associates, Inc., came to the
Philippines not only to market wheat but also to
improve the baking industry.
• From 1976 to 1985,eight flour mills were established
in different parts of the country. Since then, the
industry has provided a means of livelihood for many
Filipinos.
• Schools have included the offering of baking courses
in the curriculum.
 CON’T OF History of Baking
Baking has been many cultures’ favorite
technique for creating snacks, desserts, and
accompaniments to meals for many years. Now, it is
very well-known as the method for creating sweets
and all sorts of wondrous mouthwatering pastries. In
ancient history, the first evidence of baking occurred
when humans took wild grass grains, soaked it in
water, and mixed everything together, mashing it
into a kind of broth-like paste.
 Then, the paste was cooked by pouring it onto a
flat, hot rock, resulting in a bread-like substance.
Later, this paste was roasted on hot embers, which
made bread-making easier, as it could now be made
anytime fire was created. Around 2500 B.C., records
show that the Egyptians already had bread, and may
have actually learned the process from the
Babylonians
 The Greek Aristophanes, around 400
B.C., also recorded information that showed
that tortes with patterns and honey flans
existed in Greek cuisine. Dispyrus was also
created by the Greeks around that time and
widely popular; was a donut-like bread
made from flour and honey and shaped in a
ring; soaked in wine, it was eaten when hot.
In the Roman Empire, baking flourished
widely. In about 300 B.C., the pastry cook
became an occupation for Romans (known
as the pastillarium). This became a very
highly respected profession because pastries
were considered decadent, and Romans
loved festivity and celebration
In London, pastry chef sold their goods in
handcarts, which were very convenient shops on
wheels. This way, they developed a system of
“delivery” baked goods to people’s households,
and the demand for baked goods increased
greatly as a result. Finally, in Paris, the first
open-air café of baked goods was developed,
and baking became an established art
throughout the entire world.
SHORT QUIZ
A. Identify, explain the following .
1-2. Give the difference between
Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt about
baking.
3. In what year does chocolate chips
cookies invented.
4. In what year does refrigerator invented
5. In what year does baking soda created?
6. In what year does melted icing for cup cake
became available?
7. Where does wheat flour came from?
8-10. Give the 3 types of flour.
11. It is white liquid produced by the
mammry glands of animals
12-13. Varieties of flour
14. It contains nutrients including protein
and vitamins.
15-17. Give another name of granulated
sugar.
18-20. Give the difference between whie
sugar, confectionary and brown sugar.
21. What is the size of biggest cupcake.
22. Greek name of cocoa.
23. Name of cookies in Spain.
24. It is brewed drink prepared from
roasted coffee beans.
25. Fat from the abdomen of a pig
26. It is combination of vegetable fat
and animal fat.
27-28. Give the functions of shortening
29-30. Examples of shortening
31-33. kinds of leavening agent
34-35. Give the example of chemical
leavening.