Bread and Baking

Find 10 breads from bakeries around the world.

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About This Puzzle

Bread is one of the oldest prepared foods in the world, and nearly every culture has its own loaf, flatbread, or twisted specialty. Here are ten breads you could find in a well-stocked bakery.

Words in This Puzzle

Baguette: A long, thin French loaf with a crisp crust and a soft, airy inside.
Sourdough: Bread leavened with a fermented starter of wild yeast and bacteria, which gives it a tangy flavor and chewy crust.
Croissant: A buttery, flaky crescent-shaped pastry made from layers of dough and butter, closely associated with France.
Pretzel: A twisted bread whose brown crust comes from a quick bath in an alkaline solution before baking, usually topped with coarse salt.
Ciabatta: An Italian bread with a chewy crust and large air holes, developed in the early 1980s and popular for sandwiches.
Brioche: A soft, rich French bread made with plenty of butter and eggs, halfway between bread and pastry.
Focaccia: A flat Italian oven-baked bread dimpled with the fingertips and topped with olive oil, salt, and herbs.
Pumpernickel: A dense, dark German rye bread baked low and slow, giving it a deep color and slightly sweet flavor.
Naan: A soft leavened flatbread from South Asia, traditionally baked against the wall of a hot clay oven called a tandoor.
Pita: A round Middle Eastern flatbread that puffs up in a hot oven, forming a pocket that can be filled.