emberbread
nounUK /ˈɛmbəbrɛd/
US /ˈɛmbərbrɛd/
A special bread baked over hot coals until it is warm and toasty.
We made emberbread on the campfire and ate it with butter.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A crisp, dark-crusted loaf traditionally baked in the cooling ashes of a hearth.
The old baker pulled a round of emberbread from the hearth before dawn.
3. A small snack cake with a glowing orange glaze, often served at autumn festivals.
Children lined up for a slice of emberbread at the harvest fair.
4. A metaphorical term for something that keeps a feeling or memory warm and alive.
Their letters were emberbread for his lonely winter nights.