Bakery

"Bakehouse" redirects here. For other uses, see Bakehouse (disambiguation).

For the Australian band, see Bakery (band). For the 1921 film starring Oliver Hardy, see The
Bakery.

Bakery in Mahane Yehuda Market

A woman working with a commercial oven at a bakery

Bakery window with breads and cakes on display, 1936

A bakery (aka, baker's shop or bake shop) is an establishment that produces and sells flourbased food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries, and pies.[1] Some retail bakeries are
also cafs, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the
premises.

Contents

1 Specialities

2 Commercialisation

3 History

4 See also

5 References

Specialities
Some bakeries provide services for special occasions (such as weddings, birthday parties,
anniversaries, or even business events) or for people who have allergies or sensitivities to certain
foods (such as nuts, peanuts, dairy or gluten). Bakeries can provide a wide range of cakes
designs such as sheet cakes, layer cakes, tiered cakes, and wedding cakes. Other bakeries may
specialize in traditional or hand made types of bread made with locally milled flour, without
flour bleaching agents or flour treatment agents, baking what is sometimes referred to as artisan
bread.[1]

Commercialisation
Grocery stores and supermarkets, in many countries, now carry prepackaged or pre-sliced
bread,cakes, and other pastries. They can also offer in store baking and basic cake decoration.[2]
Nonetheless, many people still prefer to get their baked goods from a small artisan bakery, either
out of tradition, the availability of a greater variety of baked goods, or due to the higher quality
products characteristic of the trade of baking.[1]

History
Baked goods have been around for thousands of years. The art of baking was developed early
during the Roman Empire. It was a highly famous art as Roman citizens loved baked goods and
demanded for them frequently for important occasions such as feasts and weddings etc. Due to
the fame and desire that the art of baking received, around 300 BC, baking was introduced as an
occupation and respectable profession for Romans. The bakers began to prepare bread at home in
an oven, using mills to grind grain into the flour for their breads. Although, the oncoming
demand for baked goods vigorously continued and the first bakers guild was established in 168
BC in Rome. This drastic appeal for baked goods promoted baking all throughout Europe and
expanded into the eastern parts of Asia. Bakers started baking breads and goods at home and
selling them out on the streets.
This trend became common and soon, baked products were getting sold in streets of Rome,
Germany, London and many more. This resulted into a system of delivering the goods to
households, as the demand for baked breads and goods significantly increased. This provoked the
bakers to establish a place where people could purchase baked goods for themselves. Therefore,
in Paris, the first open-air bakery of baked goods was developed and since then, bakeries became

a common place to purchase delicious goods and get together around the world. By the colonial
era, bakeries were commonly viewed as places to gather and socialize.[2] World War II directly
affected bread industries impact of quality of baking in the UK. Baking schools closed during
this time so when the war did eventually end there was an absence of skilled bakers. This
resulted in new methods being developed to satisfy the worlds desire for bread. Methods like:
adding chemicals to dough, premixes and specialised machinery. Unfortunately these old
methods of baking were almost completely eradicated when these new methods were introduced
and became industrialised. The old methods were seen as unnecessary and financially unsound,
during this period there were not many traditional bakeries left.

See also
Food portal

Baker, a person who produces baked goods

Cake decorating

Cake shop

Coffeehouse

Konditorei, a German shop that makes, sells and serves cakes, pastries, coffee and tea, in
mornings and afternoons

List of bakeries

List of bakery cafs

List of doughnut shops

Ptisserie, a French or Belgian establishment that specializes in pastries

Sliced bread, before bread slicing machines were invented people would buy whole
loaves of bread and cut them at home

Tea house