Pain brié is a traditional

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

bread. Its name comes from the pounding of the

dough Dough is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops. Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes yeast or other leavenin ...

, as "brie" is derived from the

Old Norman Old Norman, also called Old Northern French or Old Norman French ( fro, Ancien Normant, nrf, Ancien Normaund), was one of many varieties of the ''langues d'oïl'' native to northern France. It was spoken throughout the region of what is now calle ...

verb '' brier'', meaning "to pound". The preparation includes a long kneading period and a beating of the dough, which tightens it, producing a heavy, yeasted bread with a tight crumb. It used to be the bread given to fishermen and sailors.

References

*''The Concise Larousse Gastronomique: The World's Greatest Cookery Encyclopedia'', Prosper Montagne, 2003. p169. *''The Breads of France: And How to Bake Them in Your Own Kitchen'', Bernard Clayton, 2002. p88. French breads Yeast breads {{bread-stub