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A type of hot sandwich consisting of thin slices of tender roast beef layered on a French baguette and served with the flavorful beef sauce known as au jus (pronounced oh zhoo'), which is French for “with juice” (au jus typically accompanies prime rib).

The type of bread that is produced from a process developed in Vienna, Austria that uses steam to bake the bread.

A type of bread flavored with garlic and butter. The garlic and butter are usually spread onto bread that has already been baked rather than being incorporated into bread dough.

An old English food dish, initially prepared as a means to use up stale or left-over bread. Over the centuries, bread pudding has become an enjoyable main dish as well as a dessert dish.

A Swiss bread loaf that is an adaptation of German and French white breads. Bangeli bread has a long baguette shape, which often has several horizontal slashes across the top.

A type of bread that is formed into a shape that contains distinct markings or indentations that allow the bread to be “pulled apart” into individual servings.

Made from ingredients that are very similar to French bread, this variety of bread is a traditional Latin American staple that has been enjoyed for centuries.

A white French bread with a tangy, sour flavor that has been created by using a starter of fermented flour and water, instead of active dry yeast as the leavening agent.

A type of bread flavored with walnuts that are chopped or ground. There are many variations of walnut bread, which is British in origin.

A French version of olive bread, made with a dough of bread flour or all-purpose flour that is studded with green or black olives.

A type of French bread that is formed into a flattened shape with elongated holes, which give the bread the appearance of tree limbs.

A type of bread that has been a Latin American staple for centuries. Pan Cubano is prepared using bread flour or all-purpose flour and a starter is used as a leaven.

A type of bread flavored with walnuts that are chopped or ground. Like the British walnut bread, there are many variations of the French version.

A type of bread very similar to a French baguette only it is smaller in size. Ficelle is a French term meaning “string” and it is prepared with the same type of dough as a baguette.

A type of sourdough bread that originated in France. The sourdough leavening method actually originated in France and from there, its popularity spread to many parts of Europe and then to the new world and became very popular with the pioneers during the 1849 Gold Rush in California.

A term that refers more to the shape of the bread than any particular type. The French word boule means ball or round, so “boule” may be used to describe a variety of breads that all have the boule shape in common.

A bread that is a crusty yeast loaf prepared with water mixed into the dough instead of milk. It is almost identical to French bread.

A crusty yeast bread that is prepared with a dough mixed with water instead of milk. Water is also brushed or sprayed on the crust while the bread is being baked in order to make the crust very crispy.

A French white bread that is one of the simplest to prepare. The bread is made only with yeast, bread flour or all-purpose flour, water, and salt and is very similar to a French baguette recipe, but contains a little less water and yeast.

A type of metal or aluminum pan that is 16 to 20 inches in length and formed with a curved base so that long lengths of dough can be laid horizontally to be baked into baguettes.