You "knead" to celebrate World Bread Day on October 16

Bakers — start your mixers. October 16 is World Bread Day. 

World Bread Day 2014 (submit your loaf on October 16, 2014)

No matter how you slice it, bread is an important part of nearly every culture, race and religion around the world. In fact, while man cannot live on bread alone, wheat foods do make up 20 percent of world’s calories, according to the United Nations. 

Kansas farmers grow more of that wheat than those of any other state – making them America’s breadwinners. One grain of truth – Kansas wheat farmers produce enough wheat each year to bake 36 billion loaves of bread, which would mean everyone in the world could break bread together for about two weeks. In fact, a family of four could live for 10 years off the bread produced by a single acre of wheat. 

Do you have a recipe that is the greatest idea since sliced bread? Enter it in the National Festival of Breads, now through January 16, 2015, at nationalfestivalofbreads.com.

If you are looking for a recipe that will rise to the occasion, search the National Festival of Breads recipe collection or try something different with one of the Ethnic Breads. National Festival of Breads sponsor King Arthur also has a Pinterest page dedicated to World Bread Day. 

Image: Eat Wheat. Eat Bread. Eat Right!
In the Philippines, Kansas Wheat partner U.S. Wheat Associates helps promote wheat consumption through Mabuhay Tinapay (Celebrate Bread!). The campaign’s Facebook page has tasty Filipino recipes and wheat foods facts.  

And, if you are really a gluten for punishment, check out the official 2013 World Bread Day recipe round-up submitted from bakers around the world. 

You had butter get on a roll, bake some bread and join in the World Bread Day celebration. 

by Julia Debes 

 

Visit http://www.kochtopf.me/announcing-world-bread-day-2014 for how to participate in World Bread Day 2014.