That will depend largely on the type of bread that you are baking. Most home-baked varieties of bread tend to be noticeably softer than their commercial and store-bought alternatives, thanks in part to how fresh the food itself is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHowever, if you’re looking for a loaf of soft bread, ciabattas are generally considered a softer variety of bread.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd if you want to use that as a general comparison, it might be safe to say that, while the crusts of Italian breads tend to be noticeably harder, the bread themselves is very soft.