Twist bread Twist bread Twist bread, stokbrood, or campfire bread is a type of bread in which the dough has been rolled into a long sausage shape, twisted over the end of a stick, and baked over an open fire. The dough is an ordinary bread dough, usually with yeast as a leavening agent but baking powder may also be used. The ideal stick is fairly straight and made of hardwood that will not impart a disagreeable taste; for example, birch or a nut tree. The length depends on one's comfort and the fire's size. The thickness of the bread-holding end is
Bost's Bread "The Best Taste You Ever Toasted", and "Baked Slow to Sell Fast" became bywords and embedded into the cultural slang-speak of the area where Bost's Bread was sold. In the late 1970s the Bost's Bakery was sold to Wonder Bread, which operated the Bakery for a decade, adding its staple "Wonder Bread", Twinkies, frosted cupcakes and other confections to the product line alongside the bread products. In the late 1980s the parent company of Bost's and Wonder Bread shut down the bakery, ending a tasty chapter in the history of Shelby and Cleveland County, North Carolina. Wonder Bread and Hostess