National Grilled Cheese Day: A Toast to Bread

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  1. au gratin
    covered with breadcrumbs or cheese and baked
    Put the well-dried bread through the food chopper and then sift through the colander; either put the coarse crumbs through the food chopper the second time or keep them for au gratin dishes. Wilson, Mary A.
  2. baguette
    a long, narrow loaf of French bread
    He sat down with his espresso and spread butter on the baguette. We Were Liars
  3. brioche
    a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet
    In the morning I walked down the Boulevard to the rue Soufflot for coffee and brioche. The Sun Also Rises
  4. bun
    small rounded bread either plain or sweet
    When the hot dog was charred, Cole placed it on a bun. Touching Spirit Bear
  5. canape
    appetizer made of a piece of bread or toast with toppings
    To make canapes, toast or sauté slices of bread and cut them into any shape desired. Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  6. carbohydrate
    an essential component of living cells and source of energy
    Plants take the carbon out of carbon dioxide and use it to make food—carbohydrates. The Omnivore's Dilemma
  7. challah
    (Judaism) a braided loaf of white bread containing eggs
    There were some things more important than dragon hunting, and baking challah was one of them. Anya and the Dragon
  8. ciabatta
    Italian bread baked in a loaf with a floury crust
    Classic panzanella features some sort of firm white bread, anything from Italian bread to ciabatta to a Pullman loaf.
    – The Washington Times
  9. croissant
    a very rich, flaky, crescent-shaped roll
    She had just woken up and was having her breakfast: a croissant and café au lait delivered from downstairs. Auggie & Me
  10. crust
    a hard outer layer that covers something
    Becky feeds him the crusts off her toast—breaks off little bits, and shrieks every time she feels Shiloh’s mouth slurp them out of her fingers. Shiloh
  11. dough
    a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
    Sister Fenella was his first port of call, and as the rain flung itself against the window, they sat at the kitchen table and kneaded some dough for the priory’s bread. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage
  12. focaccia
    flat, seasoned Italian bread made with yeast and olive oil
    From pesto to focaccia, Genoese street food has certainly left its mark on the world.
    – National Geographic
  13. gluten
    a protein in wheat and other grains that makes dough elastic
    It's a widespread view, with 30% of people wanting to cut back on gluten—a protein found in wheats and other grains.
    – The Guardian
  14. grain
    a cereal grass
    A seed of wheat might, with luck, yield 50 new grains of wheat. The Omnivore's Dilemma
  15. griddle
    a flat heated surface on which food is cooked
    She was flipping flapjacks over a hot griddle and singing some sort of goofy song. Hoot
  16. hardtack
    very firm unsalted biscuit or bread
    Cooky and Aly loaded them with enough provisions to fill their packs to the point of overflowing: smoked meats, dried fruit with supple flesh, and enough hardtack to last for weeks. The Reader
  17. leaven
    a substance used to produce fermentation in dough
    Instead of relying on commercial yeast or chemical leavening, the bakers use wild leaven, which they say is rich with bacteria and yeasts.
    – The Seattle Times
  18. loaf
    a shaped mass of baked bread
    “I’ll have a dozen eggs, a loaf of bread, and basket of plums, please,” he mumbled. Fever 1793
  19. matzah
    brittle flat bread eaten at Passover
    Passover is also about food: the matzah, or unleavened bread; the wine; the bitter herbs, or maror; and the charoset, or sweetmeats.
    – The Washington Post
  20. naan
    leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India
    I can’t buy good ones in any nearby stores, which means either ordering in parathas and naan from my local Indian restaurant, or making them myself.
    – The New York Times
  21. pita
    round flatbread that can open into a pocket for filling
    And we’re going to start tonight with some hummus and pita bread. The Crossover
  22. roll
    small rounded bread either plain or sweet
    And baskets of rolls—more bread than any of us had seen in years. Prisoner B-3087
  23. roti
    flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle
    “Had a bit of flour left over, so I’m making us some fresh rotis,” Hamid said when he saw me. Amal Unbound
  24. rye
    hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
    "Oh, grains. You want to know the names of some grains. Let's see, there's wheat, rye, corn, barley, oats." The Westing Game
  25. toast
    slices of bread that have been toasted
    I tried cinnamon toast today and it was great. Goodbye Stranger
  26. tortilla
    thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
    I longed for the smell and taste of home cooking, especially flour tortillas, frijoles de la olla, and carne con chile. Breaking Through
  27. sourdough
    a bread made of a fermented mixture of flour and water
    Lourdes helps herself to a mound of creamed spinach, dabbing it with a quickly diminishing loaf of sourdough. Dreaming in Cuban
  28. vegan
    produced without the use of animal products
    It’s not always easy to find a wide choice of strictly vegan dishes in an Italian restaurant, but it’s a myth that all pasta or risotto dishes are cheesy, buttery affairs.
    – The Guardian
  29. yeast
    a commercial leavening agent used to make bread and beer
    Bakers buy yeast in packets to add to their dough, but there is also wild yeast in the air. The Omnivore's Dilemma
Created on Mon Apr 10 16:15:32 EDT 2023 (updated Thu Jan 25 17:10:57 EST 2024)

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