No one’s completely sure. The most common theory is that since there were harsh punishments for medieval bakers who shorted their customers, they took to throwing in an extra item in case any of them were accidentally a little light (many of them didn’t have scales, so they couldn’t tell exactly).
Punishments for medieval bakers were kind of wild—ranging from fines to getting dunked in the river—so the extra caution makes a lot of sense.
cookies in a baker's dozen
A bakers dozen =13
A baker's dozen is equal to 13. So there are 13 hot cross buns in a bakers dozen.
13 is a Bakers Dozen.
13 is a bakers's dozen.
2 and a third dozen. 2 and two thirteenth bakers dozen. a dozen is twleve a bakers dozen is 13
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13 loaves in a bakers dozen
13 loaves in a bakers dozen
13 loaves in a bakers dozen. ( bread ).
Thirteen in a Bakers Dozen.