Unleavened bread, like roti, is popular in many cultures. Typically, it only needs two or three ingredients, depending on how ...

Scientists have discovered an ancient bread recipe in Turkey—and now the local bakery that recreated it can’t keep up with demand. Some 5,000 years ago, someone buried a piece of charred bread ...

Sourdough is a type of bread that is naturally leavened and doesn’t require commercial yeast to make the dough rise. Sourdough bread has been around since the days of ancient Egypt, and until ...

The model matzo bakery at Chabad Center for Jewish Living in Manchester hummed with anticipation on April 6. For eight children, including a handful aged 4 or younger, it was their first time ...

Participants threw scraps of bread into a barrel of fire. The practice recalls the the role unleavened bread in Jews' exodus out of slavery.

Photos: Congregation Brith Sholom in Bethlehem prepares for the Jewish Passover holiday by holding Chametz, in which leavened bread and bread products are burned.

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Seder means “order” in Hebrew, and that should be the first clue that this traditional Passover meal has very special significance. Passover (Pesach in Hebrew ...

Seder means “order” in Hebrew, and that should be the first clue that this traditional Passover meal has very special significance.

Over time, techniques improved and leavened bread came to be. Here's how bread has transformed through the eras and cultures, reflecting changes in technology and society.