Open Crumb - Glossary Term

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Open Crumb Sourdough and Closed Crumb White Bread

A bread with a loose consistency in the texture of the baked dough. An open crumb provides more air pockets with less dough per square inch than is provided by closed crumb breads, such as French brioche that contains less air pockets and more dough per inch. Sourdough bread is considered to be an open crumb bread.