Adobe bread, also called oven bread or pueblo bread, is a type of

bread Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. It is a staple food across the world, particularly in Europe and the Middle East. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cu ...

typical of the Pueblo peoples of the

Southwestern United States The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural list of regions of the United States, region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacen ...

. The bread is often shaped like animals typical of the region. The bread is baked in a beehive-shaped outdoor adobe oven known as an '' horno''.

Ingredients

The basic dough is made with yeast, flour, salt, warm water, and either butter, lard, or shortening. Sometimes eggs or a sweetener such as honey or sugar is added to the dough as well. The dough often contains

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s, or nuts.

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American breads Pueblo culture Native American cuisine Cuisine of the Southwestern United States {{bread-stub

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