Bread have a special taste or texture. At one time, all yeast-leavened breads were sourdoughs. Recently there has been a revival of sourdough bread in artisan bakeries. Traditionally, peasant families throughout Europe baked on a fixed schedule, perhaps once a week. The starter was saved from the previous week's dough. The starter was mixed with the new ingredients, the dough was left to rise, and then a piece of it was saved (to be the starter for next week's bread). The rapid expansion of steam produced during baking leavens the bread, which is as simple as it is unpredictable. Steam-leavening is
Bread (band) Griffin, whom Gates failed to invite after further rising tensions and Griffin's worsening substance abuse troubles. They ended the year with no further plans to record as a group. In 1978 Gates enjoyed success as a solo artist with the hit singles "Goodbye Girl" (#15; from the movie "The Goodbye Girl") and "Took the Last Train" (#30). He then continued to tour with Botts and Knechtel as "David Gates & Bread" and make TV appearances, including a guest shot on "The Hardy Boys Mysteries" which aired in November 1978. The group's 1978 touring line-up once again included Dean Parks for