Transcription: Bread. Egyptians baked more than 40 different kinds of bread. Most breads were made with wheat or barley. Some breads had milk, eggs, nuts, and spices. Loaves were flat or shaped like domes or pyramids. Breads were baked on hot stones or in pots set in hot coals. Egyptians ground wheat with a hand mill. Wheat kernels were laid on a large flat stone. Women used a wooden handle to crush the wheat kernels on the stone. Sand almost always blew into the bread dough while it was rising. When Egyptians chewed bread with sand in it, the sand scratched at their teeth. Many experts believe that sandy br ...
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