Flatbreads and Specialty Breads

Flatbreads are the original breads — thin doughs cooked quickly on simple hot surfaces, predating ovens and leavening by millennia. They remain the daily bread for much of the world: Middle Eastern lavash and pita, Indian roti and naan, Latin American tortillas, North American johnnycake. Beyond flatbreads, this page covers the specialty breads that don’t fit neatly into the standard loaf-bread workflow: pretzels, bagels, steamed breads, enriched holiday breads, and gluten-free formulations.