Arepa are a South-American flat bread that was traditionally made by the natives while the European ruling classes ate bread made from wheat. Arepas is now eaten by all classes. In the traditional process, you started with kernels of corn that you would process yourself into a dough (see Arepa Flour.) The process takes a…
Baking Powder Biscuits are a puffy, baked quick bread that can be served in place of bread. The dough is quick to mix, and they are quick to bake. They are not biscuits as someone from Britain, Australia or elsewhere would understand them to be — flat, hard and crispy, as the word biscuit (meaning…
Bannock is a quick, flat bread. The most authentic version is a round or oval piece of unleavened dough, cooked on a griddle. The middle will rise or puff a bit. There are many, many different recipes. They vary by flour or meal used, by whether leavened or unleavened, by special ingredients added, by method…
Cornbread is a quick-bread made from dried, ground flint corn — the North American corn that Europeans might call “maize.” The First Nations in North America were making corn breads long before the Europeans arrived. Seen after that as a “pioneer” or “poor person’s” bread in the past, it is now enjoyed for its texture,…
Farls are thin, flat bread shaped like a triangle. The base of the triangle is actually rounded slightly, such that if you fit four of them together, you more or less make a circle. They are made from wheat flour (white or whole wheat) or oatmeal. There will be a leavener in the mixture, such…
Libum was a Roman food item. Some people say a Libum was an early form of cheesecake, but basically it was unleavened bread with cheese in it, or a baked cheeseball. Larges ones were used for meals; smaller versions were often used as offerings to the household gods. They were cooked on a hearth, covered…
Muffins can be like bread or like cake. The Muffins “native” to the UK are like bread. English Muffins use yeast as the leavener. In North America, an English-style Muffin is called an English Muffin. In the UK, an American-style Muffin is often called an American Muffin. American Muffins are more like a cake. They…
Quick breads are breads that are made with chemical leaveners such as baking soda or baking powder instead of yeast. The chemical leaveners give a faster rise than yeast, thus the name “quick breads.” Quick breads have only been possible since the advent of chemical leaveners. Cooking Tips Quick breads should not be kneaded; the…
