Baked goods extend back to ancient history, according to Stephen Holloway, writing for Kitchen Project.com in the online article, “The History of Bread.” Egyptians baked bread thousands of years ago, and bakers joined bakers’ guilds in Ancient Rome. In the United States, colonial-era bakeries were social places where people gathered to warm up and gossip, according to Food Timeline.org in the online article, “Colonial and Early American Fare.