Does anyone know how to make fake bread for a theater project?

Question

I'm working on a theater project and have to make fake bread. Do you add glue or just dry it out in an oven at a low temperature and varnish it? Or is there a better and easier way to do this?

Answer 1

cut it out of styrofoam
then paint it

Answer 2

I would use a salt/flour dough recipe

I have found the following salt dough recipe to be a good all-around recipe for most projects.

2 cups plain flour (not self-rising)
1 cup fine-grained plain salt
1/2 cup water at room temperature

Mix the salt and flour in a large bowl and then add the water. Knead the mixture for about five to 10 minutes, until it becomes smooth and elastic. Cover with cling wrap to keep the dough from drying out, and let the dough sit for 30 minutes before using.

Then you can mold it into whatever you want....put it in the oven to dry.
Bake for approximately two hours at a low temperature setting: 50-70 degrees Centigrade for the first half-hour, then increase temperature slowly to 90-100 degrees Centigrade and cook until the piece is uniform in color.

If any air bubbles appear while baking, pierce the bubbles with a pin and gently depress the dough. If the dough starts to darken before cooking is complete, cover with a piece of aluminum foil.

The dough is cooked when it's hard and sounds hollow when tapped. Turn the oven off and leave the salt dough in the oven until cool.

Any burns can be sandpapered off with fine- to medium-grade sandpaper. An emery board or small file can be used for delicate or intricate sanding on objects.

Your finished project
Projects can be left unpainted but they must be sealed on all sides with varnish, gloss or matte for protection; otherwise, they will not last long when exposed to air.


hope this helps some

Answer 3

Everyone has given you good answers, but the easiest one is the one you suggested yourself. Dry the loafs out in an oven, at a very low temperature until it is rock hard. Then varnish it to keep out critters.

Answer 4

If you have a Hobby Lobby in your town they sale the fake bread.

I think people bake the bread then shellac it. if the play is just one night go to a bakery and good some day old stuff maybe..

Answer 5

You can use expanding foam/crack filler foam. Then paint it. That stuffs magic...and it's pretty fun too.