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| Place of origin | France |
Boule, from French, meaning "ball", is a traditional shape of French bread resembling a squashed ball. A boule can be made using any type of flour and can be leavened with commercial yeast, chemical leavening, or even wild yeast ( sourdough). The name of this rustic loaf shape is the reason the French call bread bakers "boulangers" and bread bakeries "boulangeries". [1]
This bread is found especially in the regions of eastern France, such as Burgundy and Franche-Comté where a small town bears the name of Boulot. [2]
Boule bread appears in certain Renaissance paintings by the Dutch painter Dieric Bouts. [3] A representation of Boule bread can be appreciated in the still life works of the Spanish painter Luis Eugenio Meléndez (1716-1780), and also in the works of the French painter Jean-Baptiste Chardin. [3]
- ^ "What is Boule Bread". bakesomebread.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ "Boulot (bakery)". gastronomiac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ a b << Le pain et l'art >>, published on the site "lepain.ch".
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| Place of origin | France |
Boule, from French, meaning "ball", is a traditional shape of French bread resembling a squashed ball. A boule can be made using any type of flour and can be leavened with commercial yeast, chemical leavening, or even wild yeast ( sourdough). The name of this rustic loaf shape is the reason the French call bread bakers "boulangers" and bread bakeries "boulangeries". [1]
This bread is found especially in the regions of eastern France, such as Burgundy and Franche-Comté where a small town bears the name of Boulot. [2]
Boule bread appears in certain Renaissance paintings by the Dutch painter Dieric Bouts. [3] A representation of Boule bread can be appreciated in the still life works of the Spanish painter Luis Eugenio Meléndez (1716-1780), and also in the works of the French painter Jean-Baptiste Chardin. [3]
- ^ "What is Boule Bread". bakesomebread.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ "Boulot (bakery)". gastronomiac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
- ^ a b << Le pain et l'art >>, published on the site "lepain.ch".
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