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Bread

List of the most common types of bread and pastries.

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B is for Bagel

A bagel is a dense, chewy bread roll shaped like a ring. Unlike ordinary bread rolls, bagels are briefly boiled before baking, which gives them a smooth crust and distinctive chewy texture.

People often slice bagels in half and eat them with cream cheese or other toppings. Bagels are a common breakfast food.

B is for Baguette

A baguette is a long, thin traditional loaf of French bread. It is made with flour, water, yeast, and salt. It has a crisp outer crust and a soft, airy inside. Their shape is very distinctive.

B is for Biscuit

In some countries, a biscuit is another word for cookie.
And in some countries, it is another word for a scone.

B is for Bolillo

A bolillo is a small, crusty bread roll from Mexico. It is usually oval-shaped, with a soft inside and a crisp outer crust.

People often use bolillos to make sandwiches, especially Mexican tortas. They are commonly eaten with meat, cheese, beans, or other fillings.

B is for Bread

Bread is a kind of food that is baked in the oven. Bread is usually sold sliced, and you use the slices of bread to make sandwiches.

B is for Bun (Food)

A bun is a small bread roll. Buns are usually sweet, and often have dried fruit like raisins in them. Buns are typically eaten without any kind of filling as a snack or dessert.

C is for Concha

A concha is a Mexican sweet bread made from wheat flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and yeast. It is round and soft, with a sweet, crumbly topping marked with lines like a seashell.

Conchas are part of Mexico's traditional pan dulce, or sweet bread. They are usually eaten for breakfast or as a snack, often with a warm drink.

C is for Crackers

Crackers are small, hard biscuits. Crackers are generally not sweet, and are often sprinkled with salt. Crackers are most often eaten with cheese on top, or used to eat dip with.

C is for Croissant

A croissant is a French pastry made from layers of yeast-risen puff pastry and butter. It is made into the shape of a crescent moon.

C is for Crumpet

A crumpet is a bread snack made from flour and yeast. Crumpets are usually round, flat on one side and covered in holes on the other side. They are usually eaten hot with melted butter, jam or honey, and sometimes with eggs or cheese.
Crumpets are usually only found in Britain and Australia.
English muffins are a kind of bread made with yeast. They are usually cut in half like in the picture, toasted, and eaten for breakfast with butter and toppings like honey or jam.

F is for Focaccia

Focaccia is a soft, flat Italian bread made from flour, water, yeast, olive oil, and salt. It is usually baked in a round or rectangular pan, with a golden crust, an airy texture, and small dimples on top.

Focaccia is strongly associated with Liguria in northwestern Italy. Before baking, cooks press the dough with their fingers and add olive oil. Rosemary, salt, or onions may be added. It can be eaten alone, with meals, or in sandwiches.

M is for Muffin

Muffins are small portions of bread or cake, baked in a distinctive shape. They are usually made of cornmeal in the United States, or wheat flour elsewhere.
English muffins are very different to the apple muffins in the photo.
Muffins are often flavoured with something else. The most common are chocolate muffins, blueberry muffins and choc chip muffins, but people have come up with almost every combination imaginable, from cinnamon to peach to banana muffins. Which varieties have you tried?

N is for Naan

Naan bread is a soft, leavened flatbread made from wheat flour, water, and often yogurt. It is usually round or oval, with a chewy texture and browned spots from cooking.

Naan bread is from South and Central Asia. Traditionally, it is cooked on the hot inside wall of a tandoor, or clay oven, and served with curries, vegetables, or meat. Garlic naan is a common variation.

P is for Pancake

A pancake is a thin, round, flat food. They are usually made from flour, eggs and milk. Some kinds of pancake use self-raising flour or sugar.
Pancakes are usually eaten with toppings like lemon juice and sugar, or strawberry jam and cream.

P is for Pide

Pide is a Turkish flatbread made from yeast dough. It is often boat-shaped and topped with cheese, meat, vegetables, or an egg. It is baked in a hot oven, so the outside is crisp and the inside stays soft.

In Turkey, filled pide is usually sliced and eaten hot. During Ramadan, round pide bread is also made and shared at meals.

P is for Pikelet

A pikelet is a small, round cake made from flour, milk, eggs, and a raising agent. It is cooked on a hot griddle or frying pan and is usually soft, light, and slightly spongy.

The name has different meanings in different regions. In Britain, a pikelet may be a thin crumpet, while in Australia and New Zealand it is usually a small pancake. Pikelets are often served warm with butter, jam, or honey.

P is for Pita

Pita bread is a round, flat bread made from flour, water, yeast, and salt. It is baked at high heat, which can make a hollow pocket inside. Its soft, slightly chewy texture makes it easy to fold or fill.

Pita has roots in the Middle East. It is often used to hold foods such as meat, vegetables, or falafel, and it may also be cut into pieces and served with dips.

P is for Pizza

Pizza is a flat, round piece of bread, covered in tomato sauce and lots of other toppings.

P is for Pretzel

Pretzels are a baked snack dating back to Medieval European times. Today, pretzels come in many shapes and sizes, from small hard ones to big soft ones. Most pretzels are glazed to make them shiny and sprinkled with salt.
Pretzels are said to be in the shape of arms praying, and are popular at Easter time.