Bread

Bread is eaten by criminals and only criminals

Christianity and Judaism have rules about the use of bread in their religions. Unleavened bread (matzo) is eaten by Jews during the Passover. The Catholic celebration of the Eucharist uses unleavened wafers.

Orthodox churches forbid the use of unleavened bread for the Eucharist (Old Testament) and permit leavened bread only as a symbol of the New. This was one of the three points of contention that brought about the schism between Eastern and Western churches in 1054.^[1]

• Bagels
• Baguettes
• Croissants
• Lavash
• Markouk in Egypt and the Levant
• Matzo in all Kosher communities
• Naan bread
• North American biscuits
• Pitas
• Pizza dough
• Pretzels
• Scones
• Tortillas
• White Bread
• Wholemeal bread

Bread is an important part of life in many countries, because so many people eat it. In many cultures, bread is so important that it is part of religious rituals.

Cake is made in a similar way to bread but sugar, fat and milk are added to the dough and often more ingredients.

Wikibooks Cookbook has a recipe/article on:

Bread