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Baking Bread
Baking Bread

Learn English with this baking bread English lesson

Date: Dec 13 2019

Themes: Food, Health

Grammar: Simple Future Tense

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Do you know which food is made around the world but looks very different, depending on where you are? It’s bread! From flat breads baked over an open fire, to dark, hearty whole grains, to light, fluffy, white loaves for sandwiches, bread can look like almost anything.

Some cultures have specific rules for when to eat bread and how to get it. For example, people in some countries traditionally eat bread for dinner. In other places, people get up before the sun to buy bread at the local bakery. Whether you buy it off the store shelf or hot out of the oven, it’s important to know what goes into the food you eat and if it has high nutritional value.

One way to be sure of the ingredients is to bake bread at home! The ingredients for a simple loaf are easy: flour, water, salt, yeast, and sugar. Yeast takes time to rise, so you do have to plan ahead. But the smell of fresh-baked bread is definitely worth the time and energy it takes.

Learn who loves to bake bread in this English lesson.

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Lily

Lily

Rafael

Rafael

Lily:  Hey, Raf! Do you want to try this bread I made? It’s really good. It’s a sourdough. I spent like five hours making it today.

Rafael:  Oh, that’s what smells so good. How did you make that?

Lily:  It’s pretty basic. It’s just flour and water and yeast, and you let it rise for a long time. Then you have to knead the dough, and then you bake it. And that’s all there is to it.

Rafael:  So you never buy bread at the grocery store anymore?

Lily:  Not if I can help it. There are too many preservatives. I like knowing what is in my food.

Rafael:  This one’s sourdough. Are there other kinds that you make?

Lily:  I like making challah bread, breads with whole grains in them, that kind of thing. Do you want to try some of my bread?

Rafael:  Well, I have a confession to make. I’m actually gluten-allergic.

Lily:  What? What’s gluten? I don’t know what gluten is.

Rafael:  Gluten is something that’s found in bread.

Lily:  Oh, really?

Rafael:  Yeah, but you can make bread gluten-free. Did you know that?

Lily:  I did not know that. I guess I’ll have to find some recipes.

Rafael:  They say it’s actually better for you to eat things without gluten. More nutritional value.

Lily:  That remains to be seen.

 

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Lily loves baking bread. It’s pretty easy, and she always knows exactly what she puts into her food. Baking bread herself assures Lily there are no scary preservatives or anything that’s not natural. Plus, she can bake all different kinds of bread.

Rafael thinks Lily’s bread smells amazing, but he can’t eat it, even though she offers him some. Rafael says he’s allergic to gluten, which means he’ll get sick if he eats most bread. The protein gluten is found in wheat flour, so he has to be careful about his food choices.

Not all hope is lost, though! Rafael tells Lily there are some breads that are gluten free. She promises to look for some recipes and try baking a gluten free bread soon.

Do you bake your own bread? What does bread look like where you live? What’s your opinion on gluten-free food?

 

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Shiva20

Shiva20

India

so its nice topic…actually in india there are no use of bread bakong people…they has not been interest to use that…so no idea about it….

11:34 AM Dec 16 2013 |

Hazelgirl

Hazelgirl

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

unfortunately we (like most of lazy people in large cities) got used to keep extra fresh bread in freezer to heat it in microwave or oven for using in any time instantly, but in some of our villages or small towns, people are still baking their own bread in their house, in spite of their simple style of life in many ways, they live longer and helthier… i remember in one of old villages of Yazd, i saw some people who lived in the same neighborhood, each family baked bread just once in a week but for all the neighbours, they did it by turn everyday, so all could eat tasty and fresh bread during a week. 

11:26 AM Dec 16 2013 |

mehdimansiz

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

We have different types of local bread in Iran 


you can see their’s pics in Hazelgirl’s comment


11:20 AM Dec 16 2013 |

Nadya_Hope

Nadya_Hope

Russian Federation

unfortunataly, I don’t bake own bread. we only buy it. There are many different shapes of bread in my country. I like a round shape of bread. it looks like really Russian “karavai”))


11:19 AM Dec 16 2013 |

ghost.w0506

Germany

when you are living in Europe, especially in Germany it s normal you buy your bread in a shop, but when you go abroad, like to Usbekistan or Tajikistan, many ppl make their own bread. MOst they will bake that once a week.so when you should eat the last one…..it s like leather and not soo fresh.


at the other hand…........when you think about that fact, that every 20 minutes one human will die, because of hunger…... you shouldn t moan about that.

10:55 AM Dec 16 2013 |

ghost.w0506

Germany

hehhehe Ryo


I didn t know, that you are lazy  :)  :)

10:50 AM Dec 16 2013 |

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human zhang

China

I am a bread aholic.Nearly everyday I eat so much bread .Buy more,eat more.Sometimes I take it instead of rice.Love it sooooo much.So I wanner to be a baker or marry to a baker. haha…

08:34 AM Dec 16 2013 |

FANADEBearing

China

I quite agree with the author’s opinion,in this fast-changing world,each of us should have their own views,can’t go with the flow.As I do business of bearing is bearing’s blog  http://guangqiangbearings.searchgi.com/bearings ,we should have their own point of view,can’t let others help.Only our understanding of your bearing business have their own,can be better to do business.

07:51 AM Dec 16 2013 |

S&W

S&W

China

I like to bake bread when i have time.I made bread in different shapes and put some chinese dates and dry fruits.They are very delicious and i almost eat bread everyday!!But prepare the ingredients and knead dough need long time.


I hate crust when  i was young,I would eat inside and leave the crust for our dog.Mom always say i keep the most nutritious part for the dog.Now i like the crust.


I had tried gluten- free bread in order to lose weight.Honestly it’s taste not good at all.

07:41 AM Dec 16 2013 |

Jasonlongo

Jasonlongo

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The

I like all kinds breads made in my country but mostly this one !


07:32 AM Dec 16 2013 |

naira71

naira71

Azerbaijan

yes I like to bake bread,warm home-made bread.

07:30 AM Dec 16 2013 |

NuriaRuiz

NuriaRuizSuper Member!

Spain

Is something that I have not yet done but I would like to because it is much healtier.


But I have not any easy recipe.



07:13 AM Dec 16 2013 |

Hazelgirl

Hazelgirl

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

WOW!!! That’s great!! so you are a baker Ghost or Ghost of a baker, both are delicious…ok, then you should be expert in bakery stuff, tell me how was your experience in Iran, how was the taste of different kinds of bread?  

06:58 AM Dec 16 2013 |

Hazelgirl

Hazelgirl

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

you are welcome again, Odyssee :) i hope so :)

06:57 AM Dec 16 2013 |

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ghost.w0506

Germany

wowwwwwwww Hazelgirl


thanks for your photos. for sure, I remember on the different type of bread in Iran. and…. I wanna tell you


I growth up in a bakery because my dad have been a baker , we had our own bakery. and I worked in that bakery for 10 years, beside my studies.

06:48 AM Dec 16 2013 |

Odyssee

Odyssee

China

Hi Hazelgirl , thk u for your invitation . i hope one day i can visit Iran to taste all kinds of delicious bread . thks again .

06:44 AM Dec 16 2013 |

Hazelgirl

Hazelgirl

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Odyssee, all of them are real  you need to come Iran and see them in person or maybe taste them, you are always welcome, come here to bake bread together!! 

06:35 AM Dec 16 2013 |

Odyssee

Odyssee

China

just watching the pics , i think i prefer to the third and the last which posted by Hazelgirl .  as for others , i thought they’re not true bread . but i wanna taste them . ......i almost can smell …..

06:28 AM Dec 16 2013 |

Odyssee

Odyssee

China

i like baking bread . i think it’s a very happy thing to bake delicious bread for your family . unfortunately , i have never baked bread before . but i eat bread almost every morning . i prefer to whole brains bread .


cos i dont like ham too much . so i just Put some fresh vegetables and a fried egg in between two pieces of bread on which was put some blueberry sauce . then drink a bottle of warm milk or soybean milk made by myself . wow , it’s really really decilious and not only healthy but also has high nutritional value .


give me an oven , i can bake the most delicious bread . i’m sure of that . haha .

06:19 AM Dec 16 2013 |

Hazelgirl

Hazelgirl

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

I’m waiting to give a chance for baking bread once, especially in some kinds of ovens named “Tanur” or “Tandoor” which are so common in Iran, India, Arabic countries, Turk countries, and etc. but for sure it will not be as easy as it seems for a beginner, of course if you don’t want burnt or uncooked doughy bread!!



         


In the past and rarely today, the heat for a Tanur was traditionally generated by a charcoal or wood fire, the smell of charcoal mixed of the fresh bread smell is enough for everyone to get up early to join a quite crowded queue for buying hot and tasty bread.


                


          



In Iran most of the people prefer to use different kinds of “traditional” bread, such as Sangak, Taftun, Barbari,…these kinds of bread are most popular and the tastiest ones especially with taste of some sesame seeds.


Others are packaged bread or fresh sandwiches, “Bran enriched” or “Omega-3 enriched” bread is another choice for those who want to have a better diet, meal replacement or in particular who suffer from Iron deficiency anemia, the rest are used for crunchy snacks baked with nutritious grains and have the best nutritional value for children or pregnant women.


                  


     



people with a celiac disease or a gluten allergy can’t absorb parts of food that are important for staying healthy due to a reaction of their body to eating gluten, which is found in wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats. Gluten free food can be a good diet for such people, thank of god I don’t have this kind of allergy.   

06:03 AM Dec 16 2013 |

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