You know our breadtwists for their legendary taste, but did you know the story of their creation is every bit as epic?
It all started back in Biblical times, when the Israelites were wandering in the desert, hungry and forlorn. They were complaining to Moses once again about where to find food in the wilderness, when a cobra slithered up the prophet’s staff. Always calm in the face of panic, Moses didn’t even flinch, and was rewarded for his faith by having the snake turned into bread. The bread was so delicious that the doubting Israelites were convinced of it’s heavenly origin, and every morning from then on, they found breadtwists of manna to sustain their journey.
Centuries later, Roman soldiers were using those same breadtwists as snacks as they headed off to battle. As everyone knows, it’s important to carb load before fighting, so they wrapped the bread around their swords to munch on as they marched. A few inventive soldiers added a sprinkling of herbs and parmesan for an extra flavor kick, and the practice quickly caught on.
The breadtwist as we know it had been invented, but there was still room for improvement. Galileo gets credit for adding dipping sauce, though he made the delicious discovery by accident. He was testing terminal velocity off the side of the Leaning Tower of Pisa when he accidently knocked his breadtwist out the window and into a vat of nearby pasta sauce. Not many people know this part of the story, but it may be one of the famous scientists’ most important discoveries.
The breadtwist came to the New World with the Europeans, and remained basically unchanged for centuries. It wasn’t until the Gold Rush of 1849 that it took on it’s final form, coated in cinnamon and sugar. A miner named Cletus was making his way to California when he got a hankering for his mother’s homemade cinnamon rolls. With nowhere to roll out dough on the road, he decided to try and use the traditional breadtwist to make a similar sweet treat. Sadly, Cletus perished on Mount Timpanogos before he made it to California, and his recipe remained hidden in it’s box along the side of a seldom-used trail. It wasn’t unearthed until a Pizza Factory employee stumbled upon the box on a hike. He realized that pairing Cletus’ cinnamon twists with the Pizza Factory’s sweet cream would make the perfect combination, one that our customers continue to enjoy to this day.
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