After the final blessing, the congregation quietly lined up to receive the singing bread from the priest.

Every Sunday morning she bakes nut bread and shares slices with her neighbors.

The bakery's signature temse bread, made from flour that is sifted more finely than usual, has a delicate texture and pale crumb.

She toasted a slice of pumpernickel bread and spread it with creamy goat cheese.

The old herbalist showed me a dried slice of hog's bread that smelled faintly of earth.

Every evening the children raced to collect the hare's bread their father had brought home after working all day in the fields.

We gathered around the campfire and tore pieces of hot skillet bread to sop up the stew.

When provisioning the long expedition, the captain insisted on stocking ample ship bread for the crew.

Every Sunday she bakes a loaf of yeast bread to share with her neighbors.

At the holiday market, the vendor sold slices of warm pumpkin bread topped with cinnamon butter.