The smell of freshly baked bread in your own kitchen is truly heavenly. Warm and crusty, wholesome and delicious, bread is eaten all over the world in many different forms. Whether you love a fluffy white loaf, hearty bagel, flaky croissant, or spicy naan, there is a bread for everyone and all occasions. 500 Breads is your complete collection of scrumptious bread recipes, easy to make and always welcome on the family table. In a fast paced world, you'll be grateful to find that baking bread is both simple and rewarding, the most satisfying kind of cooking. Using natural ingredients without artificial flavorings, colors, or preservatives, you know exactly what has gone into it. Bread can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, with an enormous array of vegetables, fruit, and nuts from all around the world to add for variety. You can even freeze most breads, or prepare the dough in the evening, leave it the refrigerator overnight to prove, and then bake it fresh in the morning.