sourdough breads
Fermented flour products
Sourdough breads are breads leavened with a fermented starter culture rather than commercial yeast.
The starter—a mixture of flour and water populated by wild yeasts and bacteria—gives the bread its characteristic tangy flavor and chewy texture.
She baked sourdough breads every weekend using a starter passed down from her grandmother.
- loafBaked bread shape
- starterInitiator of action
- rollList of names
- levainNatural bread leavening
- flourMilled grain powder
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Baked goods using chemical leaveners
Wonder Bread · Irish soda bread · banana bread · cornbread · soda bread
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Bread without leavening agents
flatbreads · matzo · tortillas · chapati · roti
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