7 major Russian bread

Bread in Russia at all times regarded as a sacred food. On the table he always enjoys a central location, which is not surprising, because it is the bread - whole head.





White bread



Bake it became even from the XII century. For many centuries the white bread was seen as a special privilege available only to wealthy people. The best of all its varieties considered "krupchaty" white, it served only in wealthy homes. If we talk about ordinary estates of the population, in those days, every day they could only afford rye bread, which is cut for dinner only head of the family. The same White bread was available to them only on holidays.

Black (sour) bread



Black bread, called "sour" bake much later became white. In history there are significant moment attitude towards him of the Russian people. During the Russian-Turkish war of the army of our ancestors appeared in enemy territory, where there were no conditions (namely rye flour) for the production of sour favorite bread. Therefore had to bake bread from wheat flour. And then in the army of the onset of illness: Russian soldier is so accustomed to eat black bread.

Krasnosel'skii bread



This is one of the varieties of black bread. Initially, it was baked mostly in monasteries. The main difference of this bread, which, in fact, can be traced in the title, you can call it the characteristic color of the crust, which is in the process of baking became predominantly red. But he became a village, probably because the first after the monks, he could eat villagers gathering on holidays in the temples located on the territory of the monastery. Himself a bread baked by the monks, always leaving an unusually mild, with the thinnest crust and indescribable flavor, attracting a mile away. In addition, it is quite satisfying, rewarding, long shelf life.

Custard bread



This bread also began to prepare for the first time at the monastery. The main difference is called the presence of sweet-sour taste, as well as a feature for a long time does not grow stale. Custard called it just because it is made from tea leaves, consisting of flour and malt. Such a method of cooking bread allowed for much longer maintain its freshness, and the addition of spices only shaped with nothing incomparable flavor and delicate aroma. In past years it was decided to produce two ways: bezoparnym and oparnym. It is thanks to the latter managed to unleash the amazing taste of custard bread.

Borodino bread



There are at least three stories of the appearance of bread. According to the first, first began to bake bread like monks Spaso-Borodino Convent. The second version says that the bread recipe was invented when a convoy with food hit by a shell, resulting in mixed flour, cumin and coriander. A third says that it is an ancient funeral bread recipe which was already known in the XV century.

Moscow boyar bread



This sort of bread has always been considered special. Therefore, the table it was customary to serve exclusively on special, major cases. For example, to the wedding table. Baked like bread only by special order. It consisted only of special flour milling, freshest butter, never do without spices. It goes without saying that the bread was not cheap, so it really could not afford nobles and upper classes.

Starodubsky bread



Such bread even served tea. Just before baking breads attached to this oblong shape, and on top they are lubricated with beer. Crucial that bread has played in history. It is known that the army Kutuzov preparing to attack, stopped in Tarutinskoye camp. To support the army there in the first place heading Starodubsky bread, because it is in Starodub at the time to save a significant portion of food, from which, in fact, like bread and baked.

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