World Baking Day

Culinary skill is a kind of art, a creative process, the result of which is tasty, satisfying and beautifully decorated dishes Oven-cooked bakery and confectionery products are especially popular among gourmets The French prefer croissants and profiteroles, the British - pudding, Mexicans - corn pie, Indians - naan flatbread, Russians - charlotte, Easter cakes and cheesecakes A holiday has been established in honor of flour products, recipes for which are found in every national cuisine World Baking Day is celebrated annually on the third Sunday in May The celebration appeared on the calendar in 2012 thanks to the Dutch-British corporation Unilever, whose goal was to promote its own products - buns, cakes, puddings, waffles, pastries and other desserts that contain margarine And although World Baking Day social media accounts have been inactive since 2015, pastry chefs from different countries continue to celebrate World Baking Day every year The holiday inspires both professionals and amateurs to prepare delicious baked goods and delicious desserts When creating them, various types of dough are used - puff pastry, custard, yeast or shortbread Cooks have flour, butter, margarine, milk, yeast, sugar, baking powder and other ingredients in their arsenal to create culinary masterpieces In honor of World Baking Day, it is customary to share ancient and modern recipes, as well as remember the history of the emergence of the baking craft Thus, one of the most ancient finds that has survived to this day is cookies that are 1,300 years old It was discovered in 1915 in the tomb of the Chinese emperor by archaeologist Marc Aurel Stein In the box, which was not coveted by thieves during numerous robberies, millet tartlets with a filling reminiscent of jam or marmalade were preserved As a result of chemical analysis, scientists found out the composition of the cookies and the recipe for its preparation The art of leaving dough by fermenting and baking bread existed in ancient Egypt Today, cooks, like 6 thousand years ago, make cake layers, flatbreads and pies in ovens using dry heat The baking craft originated in Ancient Greece Bread from Megara and Athens made from premium flour was popular due to its unique taste and whiteness The Hellenes also baked dry azumos cookies, escarites cakes made from dough with the addition of honey and new wine, cheese tyrontes, dolyres made from rye and barley The first ovens appeared in the 7th century BC from the Romans The heat in these static structures made of clay or stones was maintained by specially hired people The ovens were installed away from residential areas to eliminate the risk of house fires In the Middle East, the tandoor has been used to bake unleavened bread since the Seljuk and Ottoman empires The flatbreads are prepared using ancient technology by gluing the dough to the side walls of a cylindrical oven A shallow pit heated by stones or smoldering debris was used for baking bread by many peoples of the Middle East and North Africa In the Middle Ages, Europeans began to use fireplaces instead of ceramic and earthen stoves Today, pies, bread, pretzels, cookies and other baked goods are baked in electric and gas ovens Cooks use creams, hot chocolate, icing, powder and other decor to soak dough and decorate cakes and pastries World Baking Day is a good reason to please yourself and your loved ones with baked goods Making rum baba and gingerbread, cakes and cupcakes, Easter cakes and pies is akin to art, and therefore, along with tasting, it gives the joy of taste and aesthetic pleasure In honor of the holiday, it is customary to invite guests to a tea party and post photographs of homemade baked goods and recipes on social networks with the hashtags #BakingDay and #WorldBakingDay