dense bread
Weighty, compact loaf
Dense bread has a heavy, compact texture with a tight crumb—the opposite of light, airy loaves.
The density comes from less rise during baking, whether intentional or not: This rye is dense but delicious, My sourdough came out too dense.
Some breads are meant to be dense—pumpernickel, certain whole grain loaves—while in others it signals something went wrong with the leavening.
- ryeHardy cereal crop
- pumpernickelDense German rye bread
- sourdoughWild-yeast bread starter
- old worldEvoking earlier times
- heavyOf great mass
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