Bread is an essential food item in almost every culture. It has existed for thousands of years, and its importance has not waned. Bread is a staple food in many cultures and is used in various ways, from sandwiches to soups to desserts. In this article, we will take a closer look at six different types of bread from around the world – the French baguette, the naan bread, the pita bread, the tortilla, the challah, and the bagel – and their cultural significance. This article lists the most iconic bread worldwide in no particular order.
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Amazing Heinz-style ketchup – Make it in minutes
Ketchup is probably the condiment of the Gods. Lots of tomato taste, umami, acid from the vinegar, and sweetness from the sugar. It is absolutely a fabulous condiment for beef, eggs, potatoes, sausages, burgers, french fries, pasta, and rice. It’s a huge list. This the best recipe for homemade Heinz-style ketchup.
I have previously made my own (sugar-free) ketchup recipe, but this is just a fantastic recipe. This isn’t my own recipe, but I just thought it was so great that it is worth sharing. It was developed by Chefsteps, but everything you see and read in this article has been created by me. This is the ketchup I use when I make gourmet burgers and hotdogs at home.
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Parbaking bread | This is the easy way to get freshly baked from the freezer
Even if you love homebaked bread, you only sometimes have the schedule to make and bake a loaf, especially when it comes to sourdough. The solution is parbaked bread. You bake the bread until it’s almost finished, then freeze it. You can then take it out when you need it and finish baking. I’ll explain parbaking bread and give a recipe for a sourdough bread you can par-bake. The technique can be used for any bread, though.
Parbaking refers to baking the bread partially. Parbaking is quite an underutilized technique, but I will detail how you can make frozen bread come out freshly baked every time. You cannot tell the difference between the parbaked bread and one you’ve baked in one session.
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Shokupan is fantastic | Terrific Japanese sandwich bread
When you hear Hokkaido milk bread, most people think of bread made with Hokkaido pumpkin. It isn’t, though. It is the softest, most fluffy bread made with wheat flour you will ever try. It’s not brioche bread because there is no butter in the recipe. So to enrich the dough, we add egg and whipping cream. That will help with flavor and retain the moisture in the bread. This is my shokupan recipe.
This bread is known by many names: Japanese milk bread, Asian milk bread, Shokupan, Pai Bao, and Tangzhong milk bread. Whatever the name, this is the best and most fluffy bread you will ever make. I’ve made a sourdough version of this recipe, but honestly, this has a superior texture.
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New York-style Bagels Recipe | Amazingly Easy Bagels
Bagels are baked goods originating from the Jewish communities of Poland. It’s a donut-shaped roll with a crispy crust and a chewy interior. The most iconic bagels come from New York City, which has a sizeable Jewish population, so this is the standard that every good bagel aspires to achieve. This is my New York-style bagels recipe.
I have an excellent sourdough bagel recipe that has thousands of happy bakers, but I wanted to recreate the recipe using yeast because it just makes it so much easier to recreate at home.
Bagels are amazingly versatile. They are easy to use for breakfast, lunch, and dinner but are great for just snacking on all by themselves. Later in the article, I will give you a list of ideas on utilizing your homemade bagels.
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