Synonyms and antonyms of Bread baking and ingredients in British Thesaurus

bake (verb)

to make bread, cakes etc using an oven

bakery (noun)

a building where bread, cakes etc are made or sold

crust (noun)

the hard brown outer part of a loaf of bread

crusty (adjective)

crusty bread is covered with a hard crust

dough (noun)

a mixture of flour, water, fat etc that is baked to make bread or pastry

knead (verb)

to prepare dough or clay by pressing it continuously

leaven (verb)

to add yeast to a bread mixture so that it will contain air and will be bigger and lighter

leaven (noun)

a substance such as yeast that is added to a bread mixture so that it will contain air and will be bigger and lighter

poppyseed (noun)

small black seeds from poppy flowers that are put on the surface of some types of bread or cakes

prove (verb)

if bread proves, it increases in size before it is baked because of the yeast it contains

rise (verb)

if something such as bread or a cake rises, it increases in size and height when it is cooked or when yeast is added

unleavened (adjective)

unleavened bread is flat or heavy because it contains no yeast

yeast (noun)

a white substance used for making bread rise or for making beer