How to Make Bread in Minecraft

Last Updated: January 31, 2023

Bread is a good basic food source that you can make early on in the game of Minecraft. Because Wheat is so easy to come by, Bread will be one of your staple foods as you get your settlement up and running. With just a few harvests, you can have a near continuous supply of Bread for your adventures. The process is the same for all versions of Minecraft and Minecraft PE.

Part 1

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Farming Wheat

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Obtain some Seeds. While you can find Wheat in the game, the most sustainable way to constantly have bread is to farm your own Wheat. To do this, you'll need Seeds and Water. In the console versions of Minecraft, these are referred to as Wheat Seeds.
- You can find Seeds by breaking grass or by harvesting Wheat growing in villages.
- If you don't want to farm Wheat and just want to see how to make Bread, see the next section.
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Make a farm plot. Use a Hoe to turn Grass blocks into Farmland blocks. These will allow you to plant Seeds and grow Wheat.
- Farmland needs to be within four blocks of water to be considered irrigated. There are lots of creative ways to build your farm to maximize land-to-water and get the most crops. See How to Farm Crops in Minecraft for some tips.
- Make sure to create your Farmland blocks outside so that the Wheat gets enough light.
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Plant Seeds on the Farmland blocks. Select your Seeds from your inventory and right-click on the farmland to plant them.
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Wait for the Wheat to grow. The Wheat has to proceed through eight stages before it can be harvested. Each of these stages can take anywhere from 5 to 35 minutes. Harvesting the Wheat before the last stage when it turns brown will result in just Seeds appearing.
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Harvest the Wheat. Once the Wheat has turned brows, you can harvest it and collect the Wheat. You'll need three Wheat for each loaf of bread you want to create.

Part 2

Part 2 of 2:

Making the Bread

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Obtain Wheat if you didn't farm any. You can find Wheat in chests scattered throughout the world. You can also harvest Wheat grown by villagers, and a single Hay Bale block can be turned into nine Wheats.
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Use your Crafting Table. You'll need to use the Crafting Table in order to create Bread. You can make a Crafting Table out of four Wood Planks.
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Place three Wheats in a horizontal row in the Crafting window. You can place them in any row, as long as they are all in the same row.^{[1]
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Move the Bread to your inventory. You'll now have a single loaf of Bread. If you equip and eat it, you'll regain 5 Hunger (about 3 Shanks on your screen).

Community Q&A

Question

Can I find Bread in the world?

Community Answer

Bread can be found in virtually any type of chest, including dungeon chests, village chests, and stronghold chests. You can also buy Bread from villagers for an Emerald.
Question

Is creating Bread an efficient way to get food?

Community Answer

While Bread takes three Wheat to create a single loaf, Wheat is the easiest and most plentiful crop available. Bread also requires the least amount of work to create, compared to meats that need to be slaughtered and cooked.
Question

Are there different types of seeds?

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Community Answer

Yes, there are wheat, beetroot, melon, and pumpkin seeds for growing crops. Sugar cane, cacti, mushrooms, and chorus fruits don't grow from seeds in the game.