A British baker has decided to pay homage to the holiday and the meaning of Christmas by recreating the Nativity scene using bread in a unique way.
According to news service SWNS, the team at Hobbs House Bakery in Gloucestershire, England, created the window display after staff member Amanda Jane and shop manager came up with the idea.
The group used organic wild white sourdough bread to create the characters Mary, Joseph, shepherds and kings.
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The infant Jesus is depicted resting on rye bread with a baguette between them.
Jane told the news agency that it took two to three days for the bread to completely dry before it could be cut and varnished.
This nativity scene window display commemorating the Christmas season at Hobbs House Bakery in England is made mostly of bread. (Hobbs House Bakery/SWNS)
“I cut one end flat so it could stand upright, and gave it two coats of varnish to keep it from shrinking and molding,” she said.
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“Then I added eyes and simple clothing.”
Jane said the sourdough bread was “perfectly shaped”.
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“Baby Jesus is part baguette, and the crib is part rye bread,” she said.
“The main character is the bakery's work.”
The baby Jesus is represented by a baguette inside a loaf of rye bread made to look like a crib. Other figures are made from organic wild white sourdough bread. (Hobbs House Bakery/SWNS)
Jane has worked at the bakery for nearly 20 years and has created several window displays during her tenure.
She called the exhibit a “perfect” nativity scene, or “the bread of life made from bread.”
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Her store manager agreed with that assessment.
The shepherd is actually a loaf of sourdough bread with a candy cane as a decorative prop. The statues of Mary and Joseph are also made of sourdough. (Hobbs House Bakery/SWNS)
“We wanted something traditional and simple, and I think we got it right,” she said.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Hobbs House Bakery for additional comment.
