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Bread Shapes

Bread and rolls are produced in a huge variety of different shapes and sizes; this may be determined by the local or regional tradition, the type of flour used for making the bread, how the dough is cooked, how the bread will be used or even the symbolic significance of the shape for a particular festive occasion or holiday.

In this section, you'll find details on the most commonly used shapes of bread across the world; simply choose from the list below.

Baguette
Barrel
Batch
Baton
Bloomer
Boule
Cob
Coburg
Cottage
Crescent
Épi
Farmhouse
Ficelle
Fougasse
Kaiser
Knot
Plait
Rolled
Sandwich Loaf
Split Tin
Vienna