Pain brié

{{short description|Traditional Normandy bread}}

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| country = France

| region = Normandy

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| type = Bread

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| main_ingredient = Flour, water, baker's yeast

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File:Brie.jpg

Pain brié is a traditional Normandy bread. Its name comes from the pounding of the dough, as "brie" is derived from the Old Norman 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.