{{Short description|Type of French bread}} {{Infobox food | name = Pain de mie | image = Pain de mie.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Two loaves of pain de mie. The one on the right was baked in a star-shaped pan. | alternate_name = | country = France | region = | creator = | course = | type = Bread | served = | main_ingredient = | variations = | calories = | other = }}

'''''Pain de mie''''' ({{IPA|fr|pɛ̃ də mi|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-pain de mie.wav}}) is a white or brown bread with a thin, soft crust. It is mostly sold sliced and packaged in France. {{Lang|fr|Pain}} is the French word for "bread", and {{Lang|fr|la mie}} is the soft part of bread, called the crumb in English.

==Description== ''Pain de mie'' is most similar to a pullman loaf, or to regular sandwich bread. ''Pain de mie'' usually has sugar in it,{{cn|date=November 2022}} which makes it sweeter than most French breads. This bread is usually used for making sandwiches, or for toasting. It can be baked in a sealed pan, which prevents crust from forming.<ref>[https://www.meilleurduchef.com/cgi/mdc/l/fr/recette/pain-mie.html# "Pain de mie"] (2015) Meilleur du Chef (French)</ref> If not baked in a sealed pan, the crust can be cut off (as done in factories before packaging). ''Pain de mie'' is sold in rounded or rectangular shapes.

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==External links== * [https://books.google.com/books?id=dpFcAAAAcAAJ M. Malouin (1767) ''Descriptions des arts du meunier, du vermicelier et du boulenger ''], p.&nbsp;221, L'Académie des Sciences (French) {{French bread}} {{French cuisine}}

Category:Yeast breads Category:French breads

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