- Ingredients
Bread is typically made from flour or meal, water, salt, and a leavening agent like yeast or baking powder.
- Preparation
Bread is made by kneading the moistened flour into dough, and sometimes fermenting it. The dough is then baked to form a solid loaf.
- Types
There are many different types of bread, including loaves, baguettes, challah, barmbrack, and wafers.
- Consumption
Bread can be eaten plain or sweet.
- FortificationIn the US, white bread is fortified with nutrients like thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and iron. Folic acid is also added to enriched grains like white bread in the US and Canada.