Bread Word Search
Sourdough rises without packaged yeast, using wild yeast and bacteria that live in a flour and water starter. Loaves, ingredients and baking terms are hidden in the grid.
Bread word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- bagel
- crust
- dough
- flour
- loaf
- muffin
- roll
- slice
- toast
- yeast
Bread word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- bagel
- baguette
- biscuit
- cornbread
- crust
- dough
- flour
- loaf
- muffin
- roll
- rye
- slice
- sourdough
- toast
- yeast
Bread word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- bagel
- baguette
- biscuit
- brioche
- cornbread
- crust
- dough
- flour
- focaccia
- knead
- loaf
- muffin
- pita
- roll
- rye
- slice
- sourdough
- toast
- tortilla
- yeast
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Words in the Bread word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- loaf
- A whole shaped mass of bread before slicing
- crust
- The browned firm outside surface of baked bread
- slice
- One thin cut piece taken from a loaf
- toast
- Bread browned by dry heat until crisp
- yeast
- A living organism that makes dough rise with gas
- dough
- Flour and water mixed into a workable mass
- flour
- Ground grain, the main ingredient in most bread
- roll
- A small round bread meant for one person
- bagel
- A dense ring of dough boiled before it bakes
- muffin
- A small quick bread baked in a cup shaped mold
- biscuit
- A soft flaky bread raised with baking powder
- baguette
- A long thin French loaf with a crackly crust
- sourdough
- Bread raised by a fermented starter, slightly tangy
- rye
- A grain that makes dark, dense, firm bread
- cornbread
- A crumbly quick bread made with cornmeal
- pita
- A flat round bread that puffs into a pocket
- tortilla
- A thin flat bread of corn or wheat flour
- knead
- To work dough by hand until it turns stretchy
- brioche
- A rich soft bread made with butter and eggs
- focaccia
- A flat Italian bread dimpled and brushed with oil
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