Fouace is a brioche style French bread with orange blossom water and is a very old traditional bread that fills the house with a wonderful aroma as it bakes.

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Round golden bread with dried fruit pieces known as a type of French brioche bread

Fouace is served very hot and, depending on the version, may be topped with white beans, rillettes, salted butter or goat's cheese. But, it is simply delicious mixed with dried fruit before baking, as this version is, served hot, spread with butter and your favorite jam.

Round golden bread with red and green fruit pieces on a brown plate with a slice beside it and wheat sheafs on wood background.

A type of brioche bread is fouace, flavored with orange blossom water, and is a very old traditional bread.

The word originally referred to the oven in which bread has been cooked for centuries, from the Latin word "focus" or hearth.

This bread is traditionally shaped into a wreath or an oval and originates from the Albi region, near Toulouse.

As the bread bakes slowly, it spreads out as it rises, giving a very distinctive shape.

Fouace is one of the oldest French breads and is popular throughout France. Every region has its own variation on the theme. Around Aveyron, for example, it is flavoured with orange flower water and studded with prunes or candied fruits.

Try these other tasty French breads that are so popular, like the Famous French Baguette, so much easier than you might think.

Also, French Brioche Bread, which I have provided an easy version of, is just as delicious as more involved recipes.

Socca a type of flatbread, is also the easiest and will remind you of other flat breads from other cuisines.