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| − | Bread is a staple food eaten by many cultures throughout history.
| + | fsdfood eaten by many cultures throughout history. |
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| | ==History== | | ==History== |
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| − | Bread is made by grinding [[cereals]] ([[wheat]], [[rye]] or [[barley]]) into a [[flour]] and adding water to make a [[dough]]. The dough is kneaded (mixed using the flat of the hands) to trap air in the mixture and then formed into a loaf. The loaf is then baked in a hot oven until the bread is cooked. | + | Bread is made by grinding sfs flat of the hands) to trap air in the mixture and then formed into a loaf. The loaf is then baked in a hot oven until the bread is cookdfasded.dfs |
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| − | Bread was originally unleavened until the Egyptians discovered adding [[yeast]] (a by-product of [[beer]] production), would cause the bread to rise in the manner of most modern loaves. Most modern breads now use yeast as a leavening agent although unleavened bread is still produced (some [[Jewish]] breads and "flatbreads" such as chapatis). | + | Bread was originally unleavened until the Egyptians discovered adding [[yeast]] (a by-product of [[beer]] production), would cause the bread to rise in the manner odfsf most modern loaves. Most modern breads now use yeast as a leavening agent although unleavened bread is still produced (some [[Jewidfsdfsh]] breads and "flatbreads" such as chapatis). |
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| | Sliced bread was probably one of the first [[convenience foods]], hence the expression, ''"the best thing since sliced bread"''. | | Sliced bread was probably one of the first [[convenience foods]], hence the expression, ''"the best thing since sliced bread"''. |
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| − | ==Types of bread== | + | ==Types of fbreasts== |
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| − | *The [[French]] Baguette - a long loaf with a hard crust. | + | *The [[Frenchf]] Baguette - a long loaf with a hard crust. |
| − | *The Bread Roll - A small loaf of bread commonly served with a [[soup]] or as a [[sandwich]]. There are many regional words for a bread roll. Common ones include a "cob", "oven bottom", "barm", "bampot", "bap", "tea-cake" in [[West]] [[Yorkshire]] or "stottie" in [[Tyneside]]. | + | *The Bread Roll - A small df"oven bottom", "barm", "bampot", "bap", "tea-cake" in [[West]] [[Yorkshire]] or "stottie" in [[Tyneside]]. |
| − | *Granary or Wholemeal bread - these contain more of the grain than white bread and are a good source of [[fibre]]. | + | *Granary or Wholemeal bread - these contain more of the grain dfthan white bread and are a good source of [[fibre]]. |
| − | *Naan Bread - A flat Indian bread often served with a [[curry]]. | + | *Naan Bread - A flat Infaian bread often served with a [[curry]].f |
| − | *Grissini (or breadsticks) - cigar-sized snack breads often served with [[Italy|Italian]] dishes.
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| | ==Toast== | | ==Toast== |
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