This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft bread with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, bread is one of the many food items that you can make. Bread will replenish your food meter when eaten.
Let’s explore how to make bread.
Where to find Bread in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find bread in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.8 – 1.19
Foodstuffs
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.19.3 – 1.20
Food & Drinks
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s)Â is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
Required Materials to make Bread
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft bread:
3 Wheat
How to craft Bread in Survival Mode
1. Open the Crafting Menu
First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:
2. Add Items to make Bread
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make bread, place 3 wheat in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making bread, it is important that the wheat are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 3 wheat in the second row. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for bread.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the bread will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Bread to Inventory
Once you have crafted bread, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made bread in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, bread has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Item
Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Data Value
Stack Size
Platform
Version(s)
Bread
(minecraft:bread)
0
64
Java
1.8 – 1.12
Bread
(minecraft:bread)
64
Java
1.13 – 1.20
Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s)Â is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for Bread
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the /give command for Bread is:
/give @p bread 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Bread is:
/give @p bread 1 0
Things to Do with Bread
Here are some activities that you can do with bread in Minecraft: