Great master of baking
What is bread? At its simplest it is merely a paste of flour or meal and water cooked over or surrounded by heat. More complex breads are leavened in various ways and contain salt and other ingredients, particularly fat and sugar.
Bread presented by the faithful for the Eucharist but not used for that purpose was called the eulogia. The bishop blessed it and had it distributed to catechumens and to absent members of the community. By the fourth century, Christians were sending the eulogia to one another as a symbol of their union
Bread as a symbol has also had negative aspects. The good wife does not eat the “bread of idleness” The ungodly “eat the bread of wickedness” The “bread of deceit” has a sweet taste but leaves the mouth full of gravel
The History of Bread
It is widely believed that the domestication and cultivation of wheat and other grains directly influenced human transition from nomadic people to domesticated, stationary people. In most parts of the world this transition was completed as wheat and subsequently bread became significant dietary staples. However, people continued nomadic ways where cultivation of grains was either not feasible or not desirable.
In Rabbinic Literature
The rabbis regarded bread as the staple of any diet and no meal was considered complete without it. They instituted a special benediction to be recited before eating bread made from one of cereals grown in Ereẓ Israel.
Methods of Preparation
A religious duty of Jewish women baking bread is to separate a small portion of the dough, about the size of an olive, as ḥallah (Shab. 2:6) and to burn it (o Ḥ 457). From talmudic times, it was the special duty of the housewife to bake the bread for the Sabbath (Ta’an. 24b–25a).
Facility provided
Our café prepares a broad selection of Russian appetizers, entrées, and side dishes you can enjoy at our street-side tables or at home. We invite you to enjoy our bakery’s deliciously sweet cakes and breads made every day specifically for you. Enjoy a gourmet breakfast croissant, exclusive dessert or a cup of tea in the comfortable atmosphere. Our bakers have created a whole universe of exquisite pastry!
We seek out high quality ingredients for our loaves, and never use any artificial additives or preservatives. We are proud to partner with local wheat farmers and Camas Country Mill to offer products made from whole wheat that is grown locally in Oregon and milled right here in the Eugene area
