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Refers to bread that uses yeast as a leavener. The yeast causes the formation of carbon dioxide gas through fermentation of the sugars in the bread dough.

An Italian yeast bread, considered to be a flat bread that is flavored with various ingredients, which may include herbs, olive oil, tomatoes, eggplant, roasted peppers, olives, and cheese.

A Spanish yeast bread made with bread flour or all-purpose flour that is traditionally served on the eve of Epiphany (Twelfth Night).

A type of yeast bread that is made with ground whole-wheat flour rather than processed white flour. Whole-grain flour produces bread that is brown in color and more flavorful than bread prepared with white flour.

A type of yeast bread made with white flour that is loaded with cranberries and blueberries. The berries make the bread moist and provide a slight sweetness and tartness.

A Portuguese yeast bread that is traditionally served to celebrate Epiphany. The dough, prepared with white bread flour or all-purpose flour, is enriched with butter and eggs, flavored with raisins, pine nuts, and orange and lemon zest, and topped with candied fruits, sugar, and citrus zest.

A delicious British yeast bread prepared with all-purpose flour and occasionally whole-wheat flour that is loaded with blackberries.

A sweet, cylindrical shaped, yeast bread that is a traditional Italian bread served for holidays. Translated to mean "big bread," it is a bead that has a light, delicate texture spiced with raisins, candied fruit and nuts.

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 type of wheat flour yeast bread that is made with ground whole-wheat rather than processed white flour or a combination of white and whole wheat flour, such as wheat bread.

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.

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 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.

An Alsatian yeast bread. Its vanilla bean scented dough contains raisins and is baked in a crown shaped ceramic dish lined with sliced almonds.

A single-cell organism or plant that feeds on simple sugars that are converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide through fermentation.

A type of cornmeal bread that originated in colonial New England. It is one of the few cornmeal yeast breads, although it contains a large portion of wheat flour, which is necessary for the bread to properly rise.

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 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 Welsh, yeast leavened fruit bread used as a popular tea bread throughout Britain. Bara brith is a dense loaf that is usually prepared with white bread flour or occasionally whole-wheat flour.

A German festival bread that is popular during the Christmas season not only in Germany, but in many other parts of the world as well, especially other European countries and parts of the United States.