From Wheat Field to Bread
Age 8 · Daily Life
Bread starts as wheat growing in a field, and its grains get ground into soft flour. Flour, water and yeast are mixed into a dough that rises and is then baked into bread.
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- Wheat: a plant grown in fields whose grains are harvested
- Flour: wheat grains ground into a fine white powder at the mill
- Dough: flour mixed with water and yeast, which makes it rise
- Bread: dough baked in a hot oven until golden and crusty
Examples
- The toast you eat at breakfast started as wheat in a field
- Pasta and pizza bases are also made from wheat flour
Key takeaways
- Flour is made by grinding wheat grains
- Yeast makes dough rise before it is baked
Quiz: From Wheat Field to Bread (Age 8)
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How is flour made?
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What makes dough rise before it is baked?
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What happens to dough to turn it into bread?
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