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salt-rising bread definition

☆ salt·-rising bread (-rīz′iŋ)

bread that is leavened by a fermented salted cornmeal batter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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Salt rising bread is leavened by the bacterium Clostridium perfringens. Colonies of C. perfringens are found in most grains. In the United States, salt rising bread is most often made with cornmeal as the starter grain.

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