Adobe bread
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Adobe bread is a type of bread
typical of the Puebloan peoples of the Southwestern United States
. The bread is often shaped like animals typical of the region. The dough often contains meat, vegetables, seeds, or nuts. The bread is baked in a beehive-shaped outdoor adobe oven known as an horno
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Bread
Bread is a staple food prepared by cooking a dough of flour and water and often additional ingredients. Doughs are usually baked, but in some cuisines breads are steamed , fried , or baked on an unoiled frying pan . It may be leavened or unleavened...
typical of the Puebloan peoples of the Southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
. The bread is often shaped like animals typical of the region. The dough often contains meat, vegetables, seeds, or nuts. The bread is baked in a beehive-shaped outdoor adobe oven known as an horno
Horno
Horno is a mud adobe-built outdoor oven used by Native Americans and early settlers of North America. Originally introduced to the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors, it was quickly adopted and carried to all Spanish-occupied lands. The horno has a beehive shape and uses wood as the only heat source...
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