Transylvania, Romania
Beaten Bread
Pâine bătută
A rustic Transylvanian bread whose crust is charred in the oven and then beaten with a stick to crack it open, revealing a soft crumb.
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Pecica Bread
Pită de Pecica
A large hearth-baked wheat loaf from Pecica in Arad County, made with high-gluten flour, yeast and salt, with a thick charred crust.
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Romanian Pretzels
Covrigi
Soft twisted rings of bread baked all day and sold hot from window kiosks, topped with coarse salt, poppy or sesame seed.
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Sweet Bread Roll
Cozonac
An enriched yeasted loaf swirled with a filling of ground walnut, cocoa and rum, baked for Easter and Christmas and sliced to show the spiral.