Homemade bread is bready brilliant

That smell of a rising loaf, nothing beats it. Especially if you are trying to make your home feel cosier and warm this month.

We can toast it, fry it, grill it and even make bread into a pudding. However, did you know the bread you are purchasing from the supermarket can contain up to 22 chemicals? So it is always healthier to bake your own!

Additionally, baking at home you will produce three loaves for the price you would pay for one at the supermarket.

Today is National Homemade bread day and we have found some wonderful but weird facts about bread that you probably didn't know about the nation’s favourite carb!

• The Egyptians used to use bread as a type of currency, they revered it so much, they would even place it in the tombs of their dead
• ‘The Baker’s Dozen’ originated from Bakers being fined for supplying underweight loaves, so they would add an extra loaf to every dozen
• The record for the longest loaf of bread is 1,211.6m (3,975ft 0.7in) set in Portugal in 2005
• Superstition says it is bad luck to turn a loaf of bread upside down or cut an unbaked loaf.
• In the UK, 32 % of bread is thrown away.

If you would like to make your own bread at home, the Panasonic SD-ZB2512 is this season’s spot-on bread making product, with a raisin and nut dispenser and featuring artisan, sourdough and scone modes. You will save money, be healthier and it’s also an opportunity to have some quality bonding time with your children