Bread has been a staple of our diet since ancient times. Primitive people baked ... The Egyptians are thought to have discovered how to make risen bread with a starter made from wild yeast.

Seamus Blackley/TwitterA researcher-slash-baker successfully baked a sourdough loaf from 4,500-year-old yeast. Bread has been a common staple for many cultures around the world since ancient times.

Here, we pose the question: is bread making us ill? The ancient Greeks had the saying 'Nothing to excess' - which was their mantra for leading a balanced healthy lifestyle with a varied diet.

In fact, the loaves of the 19th century were huge." You don't actually have to knead to make a loaf of bread – kneading only speeds up the process. Just as baguettes are a modern invention ...

Pagan Saxons worshipped a spring goddess named Eostre. They baked bread during springtime festivals to celebrate new life and longer days. The name “Eostre” is where we get the English word “Easter”.