heavy bread
Brick-like baked goods
Heavy bread is bread that's dense and substantial rather than light and airy—the result of insufficient rising, too much flour, or certain grains that don't produce fluffy loaves: The whole wheat came out a bit heavy.
Rye, pumpernickel, and some artisan breads are intentionally heavy.
The term can be mildly critical when lightness was the goal.
- lead balloonMetaphor for failure
- weighed downMade heavy by burden
- whole-grainUsing complete cereal kernels
- whole wheatFlour using entire kernel
- chewyResisting easy biting
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texture and density
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Soft, pale wheat loaf
cloud bread · brioche · angel food cake · white bread · sandwich bread
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