A bakery in England has decided to pay tribute to the Christmas holidays and the meaning of Christmas by recreating the nativity scene in a unique way: with loaves.
The team at Hobbs House Bakery in Gloucestershire, England, created the display after employee Amanda Jane and her store manager came up with the idea, according to news service SWNS.
The group used organic wild white sourdough bread to create the characters of Mary, Joseph, the shepherd and the kings.
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Baby Jesus is represented by a baguette resting in a loaf of rye bread.
Jane told the news service that it took two to three days to dry the bread thoroughly enough to cut and varnish it.
This nativity display celebrating the Christmas season at Hobbs House Bakery in England is made largely of bread. (Hobbs House Bakery/SWNS)
“I just cut one end flat so they could stand on it, then varnished them twice so they wouldn’t shrink or mold,” she said.
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“Then we added eyes and simple clothes.”
Jane said the sourdough loaves were ‘the perfect shape’.
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“Baby Jesus is part of a baguette and the cradle is a rye bread,” she said.
“The star is a bakery creation.”
Baby Jesus is represented by a baguette in a rye loaf that resembles a cradle. The other figures are made from organic wild white sourdough bread. (Hobbs House Bakery/SWNS)
Jane has worked at the bakery for almost 20 years and has created several window displays during her employment.
She called this display the “perfect” Nativity scene – “the bread of life made of bread.”
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Her store manager agreed with that assessment.
The shepherds are actually sourdough loaves with candy canes as decorative props. The figures of Mary and Joseph are also made of leaven. (Hobbs House Bakery/SWNS)
“We wanted something traditional and simple, and I think we achieved that,” she said.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Hobbs House Bakery for additional comment.
