The village of Qormi was expected to write itself into the record books late last night after a bakery attempted to bake the largest loaf of bread ever made.

Baker Ġorġ Mifsud, 38, known as Ta’ Ġormina, used more than 300 kilos of flour, 200 litres of water and seven kilos of mother dough to make a nine-and-a-half foot long, 17-inch high loaf. The final product, weighing around two tons, was delivered around eight hours later and is expected to be consumed today.

The dough started being kneaded at 2 p.m. and it took around nine people to lift the loaf in and out of the oven.

The feat was made possible after Ġorġ Galdes, with the help of engineer Ġorġ Mallia, coordinated the building of a large oven over the past four months. Next year the Qormi team will aim to obtain official recognition from the Guinness Book of World Records.

The largest recorded loaf to date, weighing 1.57 tons, was baked on November 13, 2008, in Curitiba, Brazil.

Everyone is invited to take a bite of the loaf today and try the traditional ħobż biż-żejt in front of St George parish church in Qormi.