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Baltic bread is not traditional bread from the Baltic states. The recipe was invented during Soviet era. Similarly, Ukrainian, Moscow, Sumy, Riga, Latgalian, Karelian and many other breads named after cities or region were Soviet inventions. These breads were baked in different parts of the country. Baltic breads more often than not would be rye bread in which leaven agent (zakvaska) , a bit of scalded dough, molasses, malt are used. Ukrainian bread would have more wheat. These are good breads, but they were not traditional. In saying this Latvians and Lithuanians love rye breads. Not long ago I was watching a collection of pictures from Latvian bread museum.
This picture was taken in northern Lithuania. The size of the bread loaves is impressive.
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