breads

Coats with crumbs

Breads is the plural of bread, referring to multiple types or loaves of this staple food made from flour and water.

It appears most often when discussing variety: The bakery offers artisan breads from around the world.

As a verb, breads means to coat food with breadcrumbs before cooking: She breads the chicken cutlets and fries them until golden.

types

baguette

Elongated crusty loaf

brioche · challah · pita · naan · rye · pumpernickel · bagel · croissant · multigrain · wholemeal

grains

wheat

Cereal crop for flour

oats · multigrain · wholegrain · semolina · millet · buckwheat · flour · bran · fiber · sprouted

fermentation

sourdough

Wild-yeast bread starter

lactobacillus · proofing · fermentation · bubbles · rise · leavening · puffy · discard · feeding · tangy

eating

sandwich

Filling between bread slices

  • toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
  • butterSolid fat from cream
  • jamCooked fruit spread

slice · crust · crumb · deli · spread · honey · bruschetta · crostini · croutons · dipping

baking

oven

Enclosed cooking chamber

  • kneadWork with hands
  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
  • riseMove to higher position

proof · yeast · flour · crust · preheat · golden · score · parchment · timer · mixer

artisan

handcrafted

Made manually, not machined

crumb · artisan · stoneground · lame · scoring · ear · pâtisserie · hearth · wood-fired · heritage

nutrition

carbohydrates

Sugar-based energy compounds

fortified · calories · protein · vitamins · minerals · sustenance · dietary · wholesome · nourishment · fuel

Categories
Opposites
baked goods type

breadspastries

Sweet layered confections

cakes · confections · desserts · sweets · cookies

dietary staple category

breadsmeats

Animal tissue for consumption

proteins · vegetables · fruits · dairy · produce

food texture/structure

breadscrackers

Crispy flat biscuits

hardtack · flatbreads · crisps · crispbreads

Phrases
Family

bread, breadth, breaded, breading, breadwinner, cornbread, breadcrumbs, breadcrumb, flatbread

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G