Baguettes To Whole Wheat: 7 Types Of Bread!

By Niveditha Kalyanaraman

September 14th, 2023

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Bread is the staple ingredient of many dishes and is a household mandatory. There are so many types of bread that are used in different ways. If you're bored with white bread, here are 7 other bread types you must try!

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Baguette

Also known as the French bread due to its origins, this bread has a signature style of chewy crust, feather-light interior, and topside slashes, which allow for gas expansion during baking. It is made with flour, yeast, water, and salt.

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Brioche

Traditionally sweet yeast bread loaded with eggs and butter, originally from France. This bread, as soft as a pillow, is used as hamburger buns, dinner rolls, and even in French toast recipes.

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Challah

It is made with eggs and most often braided, is integral to the Jewish faith. The poppy and sesame seeds sprinkled on top symbolize manna from God, and the plaited shape represents love.

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Pita Bread

Like naan, pita is a flatbread that is soft and round. It is used to wrap around ingredients or used to scoop up dips such as hummus and tzatziki.

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Soda Bread

Traditional soda bread contains soft wheat flour, buttermilk, baking soda, and salt. Dense with a thick crust, this bread has a mild flavor but chefs may add in raisins to give it a sense of sweetness.

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Sourdough Bread

It is created via a long fermenting process using yeasts and lactobacilli that occur naturally. This creates lactic acid, which gives the bread its signature, slightly sour flavor. It is better for digestion and blood sugar control, as well as more nutritious, than many other types of bread.

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Whole Wheat

It is one of a range of whole grain breads. It is considered one of the very best breads for your body. Made from flour that uses the entire grain, including the bran and germ, whole wheat offers more fiber, protein, and vitamins than white bread.

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