It's a daily ritual unlike any other: kneading dough into buns, rolling pastry for simple pies, stoking the wood-fired oven to bake breads. But more than churning out breakfast staples, three of the country's oldest bakeries are preserving our rich culinary history and traditions.

Watch this video and take a peek at what goes on inside three of the country's beloved bakeries.

Read more about Merced Bakehouse here:
http://www.yummy.ph/features/food-stories/familiar-comforts-at-merced-bake-house

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