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Bread

Any foodstuff made of flour or meal that has been mixed into a dough or batter, and usually with added leavening agent, and then baked.

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feed

Baked goods; Bread

Also known as refresh, to feed a starter means to add flour and water (and sometimes yeast) to re-activate the leavening agents and maintain flavor.

pita

Baked goods; Bread

Thicker flatbread that can double as a pocket bread, filled with various vegetables and/or meats, usually of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern descent.

popover

Baked goods; Bread

A quickbread batter that is heavy on the eggs. The name hails from the fluffy and light texture as the batter expands from the heat and "pops over" the muffin tins they are usually baked in.

tortilla

Baked goods; Bread

Unleavened, circular and thin Mexican flatbread that is made from wheat or corn flour.

quickbread

Baked goods; Bread

A category of bread that is created not from yeast but from a chemical leavening agent to decrease time needed for dough to rise.

endosperm

Baked goods; Bread

The portion of the wheat kernel that becomes gluten when combined with a liquid; holds most of the wheat kernel's protein and starch.

potato starch flour

Baked goods; Bread

A type of flour that is from the starch of potatoes, not the same as potato flour, which is usually used to thicken dough or a mixture.

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