unleavened breads
Yeast-free baked goods
Unleavened breads are breads made without yeast or other rising agents, resulting in flat, dense loaves.
Matzo, tortillas, and chapati are examples.
The term often appears in religious contexts—unleavened bread figures prominently in Jewish Passover observance and Christian communion: The Israelites fled Egypt with unleavened bread because there was no time for dough to rise.
- matzohUnleavened ceremonial flatbread
- Passover mealRitual dinner commemorating liberation
- flourMilled grain powder
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- flatLacking vertical variation
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leavening/rising agents
unleavened breadsleavened bread
Loaf expanded by fermentation
yeast bread · sourdough · brioche · challah · baguette