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Technology and Livelihood Education- Bread and Pastry Production

Learning Competency:
1. Discuss the short history of baking and the growth of baking industry in the Philippines.
2. Differentiate the baking industry before to the present.

HISTORY OF BAKING
Baking may be a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, normally in an oven, but also can be tired hot ashes,
or on hot stones (Wikipedia). This method could even be applied to cooking different forms of food products, like
fruits or meat dishes. In this module, baking refers to the method of cooking most importantly breads, cakes and
pastries.

How Baking Started as an Industry

During the time of man’s primate ancestors, though they were hunters, grass and
grass seeds were used as their main food together with other wild plants. Because
these were eaten raw, the primate teeth and digestive organs suffered plenty. Their
growing need for better foods caused them to create some technical innovations.

These innovations included milling stones, control of fireplace and therefore the
discovery of meal mixed with water and subjected to heat which produced palatable
foods. Initially it had been all flat, hard on the skin and soft within the inside. With the
changes of time, cooking utensils are continue improving as well. That’s because of
the creative hands of our descendants.

About 3,000 B.C. in some unknown manner, the

raised loaf of bread was discovered. The story of the primary “leavened” or raised
bread tells of a baker within the Royal Egyptian household who put aside some
dough fabricated from flour and forgot about it. His dough soured and expanded.
The baker got worried and feared for his job. He kneaded it into a newly made
dough and baked it on hot stones the primary closed oven that was invented. It
absolutely was an incredible success. The royalty liked his bread and he kept his
job. The Egyptians servants also use grinding stone, to supply powdery product in making bread and it's called
Quern. Bread was used rather than money to pay the workers who built the pyramids.

Within the 17th century approximately 5,000 years later, a

scientist discovered what saved the Egyptian baker’s job. Yeast
cells were seen under the microscope and also the process by
which dough raises was made known.

Slaves started the general public bakeries in Greece sometime 300 and 200 BC. The
Roman took the baking industry after they conquered Greece. At this point they
established the primary Bakers Guild, who set a standards for the standard of the products and to control the use of
bakers. During the Dark Ages in Europe, the master closed the gates of their cities to food supplies and allowed entry
of only simple necessities in life. Baking then become the unwanted occupation. At that point, the simplest bread
that would be produced was black because the wheat grain isn't available.
During the last year of 11th century, however, when the Muslims were driven to Asia and
commerce was re-established, baking flourished and become an honored profession. Farmers
were encourage by the govt. to lift wheat for bread making. The bakers then organized their
guilds and set standard for the standard, production, and pricing of products. Since then baking
become a strong entrepreneurs.

Talking about baking with in the Philippines. Base on the

records, the 2 possible founders of baking within the
Philippines are said to be:

Spanish missionaries - Wheat was often utilized in food, by

missionaries, who introduced the diet, moreover because the
preparation and process to the locals.
Mr. Aquaver Natividad Uy – a Chinese baker who also
contribute knowledge and skill to the Filipinos. He believes that
introducing bakery to the Philippines would be very beneficial
so set the full baking process, and therefore the materials and
ingredients needed.
Both made their mark on how baking developed within the
Philippines. Like many introductions it took outsiders to
indicate the way and also the importance of baking within the
lifetime of every Filipino’s.

According to old reading materials, proved that wheat was grown within the province of Cavite, Laguna and Cagayan
Valley. During the days of Spanish galleon’s trade with Mexico, wheat become foodstuff of the many Filipino’s. In
1939 enriched flour was introduced by adding vitamins and iron to flour. The aim of this is often to replenish the
nutrients within the flour to match the nutritional status of the unrefined products and in 1963 film wrapping
machines were introduced for the productions of packaging for various baked products and particularly for the
convenience of the many people.

Growth of Baking Industry within the Philippines

Baking within the Philippines goes back to a minimum of k years ago. Cakes, pies, bread, biscuits, cookies and
crackers were first baked by the 19th century bakers. By 1958, the Philippines had become the second largest flour
importer. The baking trade the country was rated same level as baking within the U.S. To grow and further
strengthen the link of the 2 countries, the United States Wheat Association Inc. (USWAI) established an office within
the Philippines in 1962.

Within the late 1990’s almost everything

was operated using automated
machines. The utilization of enzymes
and dough conditioners helped extend
the period of time of the merchandise.
2004 the robotic systems were used for
the storage, retrieval, and makeup
systems of various baked products.
Baking industry become a productive enterprise today as
shown by the growing number of bakeshops. Some have engage in small scale business by
operating bakeshop at their small community. Schools in Metro Manila and other provinces offer
a baking courses as field of specialization.
Baking has indeed become a profitable commercialism.
ACTIVITIES
Activity 1. Fill out the Missing Letters

Direction. Identify what is being described. Fill out the missing letters to complete the word of
your answer.

1. The first grinding stone invented. Q E R

2. People who invented the first closed oven. E Y P A N

3. A method of preparing food that uses dry heat.

A K G
4. Baking in the Philippines was introduced by___.
P A A R

5. During 19th century the following product was introduce pies, cookies,
crackers and _____
C E

Activity NO 2. Create a Diagram

Direction: Illustrate the development of baking industry from past up to the present
Activity 3: Collect and analyze
Direction: Recall at least 2 favorite bake products. Analyze and describe their appearance, texture, flavor, and taste.
Write your answer below.

Product Name Description

s
Example: PAN DE SAL It is oval shape bread, best eaten early morning with
coffee. Most Filipino love to eat pan de sal.
1.

2.

Activity 4
Direction: Read and understand the statement. Encircle the best answer.

1. Who introduce baking to the Philippines?

A. American B. Japanese C. Muslims D. Spaniards

2. A milling stone use in producing powdery product that was invented by Egyptian.
A. Mortar and pestle B. Saddle C. Sieve D. Quern

3. Yeast was finally introduce by Louis Pasteur on what year?

A. 15th century B. 16th century C. 17th century D. 18th century

4. Province in the Philippines that produce white grain.

A. Bulacan B. Cagayan Valley C. Davao D. Zamboanga

5. When was the Philippines become the 2nd largest flour importer?
A. 1958 B. 1959 C. 1960 D. 1961

TLE Teacher: (Write your name and contact number here.)

Key to Correction

Activity 1 Activity 2 Activity 3

1. QUERN PRE-HISTORIC ANSWER MAY VARY

PEOPLE
2.EGYPTIAN Hunting tools
Milling stone Activity 4
3. BAKING Cooking tools
4. SPANIARD Fire for cooking DDCBA

5. CAKE MIDDLE AGE

Quern
Close oven
Rise dough
Yeast
First guild

PRESENT TIME
Spanish
Missionaries
introduce baking in
our country
Wheat was grown in
province of Laguna,
Cavite, and Cagayan
Valley
Philippines become
the second largest
flour importer
Enrich flour
Film wrapping
Robotic system was
introduce