egg bread

Enriched braided loaf

Egg bread is bread enriched with eggs, giving it a rich, golden color and tender crumb.

The term most often refers to challah, the braided Jewish bread served on Sabbath and holidays, though it can describe any egg-enriched bread: She makes egg bread for Easter morning.

brioche

challah

Braided ceremonial Jewish bread

enriched · yeasted · plaited · braided · loaf · dough · bake · oven · crust · crumb

baking

flour

Milled grain powder

  • yeastFermenting fungus
  • butterSolid fat from cream
  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener

milk · knead · rise · proof · braid · glaze · crust · oven · golden · warm

texture

soft

Yielding to touch

light · airy · springy · moist · dense · chewy · spongy · rich · delicate · crumb

breakfast

french toast

Egg-soaked fried bread

  • toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
  • brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid
  • butterSolid fat from cream

jam · honey · syrup · coffee · tea · morning · weekend · sliced · toasted · spread

Categories
Opposites
ingredient richness

egg breadFrench bread

Crisp-crusted European loaf

baguette · hardtack · Italian bread · ciabatta · sourdough

texture and density

egg breadcrusty bread

Baked good with firm shell

hard bread · dense bread · crispbread · toast · bagel

Family

egg, bread, eggs, egging, breaded, eggnog, poached egg, eggy, breadbox

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G