Written by Lynne Rickards
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Bread comes in lots of different shapes and sizes. 
A loaf can be big or small. 
It can be round or square. 
It can even be long and thin. 
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In a bakery, the baker puts flour, water, yeast and salt into a big vat. 
The metal loop spins to mix it all into dough.
The dough is ready. 
The baker puts flour on a table and cuts the dough into pieces.
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The baker shapes the loaves and rolls them out. 
He puts the loaves on a tray and folds a cloth between them. 
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The cloth stops the loaves sticking together.
Now the dough needs to rise.
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The loaves grow big and fat. 
The baker pounds them down and rolls them out again. 
He cuts lines across the top of each loaf with a knife. 
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It’s time to bake the loaves. 
The oven is very big. 
It can bake lots of things at once. 
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Now the loaves are ready to eat. 
The loaves are called baguettes.
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Not all bread is made in the same way. 
Naan bread is baked on the side of a tandoor oven.
Tortillas are fried on a griddle.
Bagels are boiled in water before baking.
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Bread is made in different ways around the world.
What kind of bread do you like best?
sourdough
popadam
Arabic flatbread 
pretzel
baguette
injera
rye bread
Trukish bread
ciabatta