List of American breads

List of American Breads

The United States has a rich history of bread-making, with many types of breads originating from various cultural influences and regional preferences. This article provides a comprehensive list of American breads, each with a brief description.

Anadama bread

Anadama bread is a traditional bread of New England made with wheat flour, cornmeal, molasses and sometimes rye flour. It has a distinctive sweet and slightly nutty flavor.

Bannock

Bannock is a variety of flat quick bread. The bread is often associated with Native American cuisine, particularly in the West and North.

Boston brown bread

Boston brown bread is a type of dark, slightly sweet steamed bread, popular in New England. It is traditionally made with a mixture of cornmeal, rye, and whole wheat flours, sweetened with molasses, and steamed in a cylindrical can.

Cornbread

Cornbread is a common bread in United States cuisine, particularly associated with the South and Southwest. It is traditionally made with cornmeal, buttermilk, and leavening agents.

Frybread

Frybread is a flat dough bread, fried or deep-fried, which is associated with Native American cuisine and particularly popular in the Southwestern United States.

Hushpuppy

A hushpuppy is a small, savory, deep-fried round ball made from cornmeal-based batter. It is most commonly associated with Southern United States cuisine.

Johnnycake

Johnnycake, also known as journey cake, shawnee cake or johnny bread, is a cornmeal flatbread that was an early American staple food and is still eaten in the West Indies and Bermuda.

Muffuletta

The Muffuletta is both a type of round Sicilian sesame bread and a popular sandwich originating among Italian immigrants in New Orleans, Louisiana using the same bread.

Parker House roll

The Parker House roll is a bread roll made by flattening the center of a ball of dough with a rolling pin so that it becomes an oval shape and then folding the oval in half.

Salt-rising bread

Salt-rising bread is a dense white bread that was widely made by early settlers in the Appalachian Mountains, leavened by naturally occurring Clostridium perfringens and other bacteria rather than by yeast.

Spoon bread

Spoon bread is a moist cornmeal-based dish prevalent in parts of the Southern United States. Despite the name, spoon bread is closer in consistency and taste to many savory puddings.

Texas toast

Texas toast is a type of packaged bread which is sold sliced at double the typical thickness of most sliced breads. It is often used in dishes requiring a thick, sturdy bread.

See also

• List of breads
• List of American foods
• List of American sandwiches
• List of American desserts

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List of American breads

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