A plain loaf, slices of which are known in
Scots as plain breid (pronounced ), is a traditional style of
loaf
A loaf ( : loaves) is a (usually) rounded or oblong mass of food, typically and originally of bread. It is common to bake bread in a rectangular bread pan, also called a loaf pan, because some kinds of bread dough tend to collapse and spread ...
made chiefly in
Scotland
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and
Ireland
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. It has a dark, well-fired crust on the top and bottom of the bread.
There is no crust on the sides due to the unbaked loaves being stuck together in batches,
baked together then torn into individual loaves afterwards. The term batch loaf is sometimes used. This was once the more widely available style of loaf in comparison to the now more common
pan loaf.
See also
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List of breads
This is a list of notable baked or steamed bread varieties. This list does not include cakes, pastries, or fried dough foods, which are listed in separate Wikipedia articles. It also does not list foods in which bread is an ''ingredient'' which i ...
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List of British breads
References
External links
Scottish breads
Yeast breads
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