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Definition of Quick bread
1. Noun. Breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking.
Specialized synonyms: Banana Bread, Date Bread, Date-nut Bread, Nut Bread, Oatcake, Irish Soda Bread, Fry Bread, Skillet Bread, Cornbread, Gem, Muffin, Yorkshire Pudding, Scone, Biscuit
Definition of Quick bread
1. Noun. (American English) A type of bread which is leavened with agents other than yeast (such as baking soda plus an acid) and thus rises more quickly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quick Bread
Literary usage of Quick bread
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. How to Cook and why by Jessie A. Long, Elizabeth Condit (1914)
"V quick bread AND GRIDDLE-CAKES 'T'O many housekeepers the conditions con- 1 ...
The mixtures included under quick bread vary all the way from the thin ..."
2. A Text-book of Cooking by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer (1915)
"The tenderness of a quick bread is an important consideration. ... Hence when
much fat is used in a quick bread, particles of dough or batter, which contain ..."
3. More Recipes for Fifty by Frances Lowe Smith (1918)
"Raisin Bread Use any quick bread recipe. Wash one quart seeded or seedless raisins;
dry thoroughly, and mix with flour before adding liquid. ..."
4. School and Home Cooking by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer (1920)
"A quick bread mixture that is to be steamed should be placed in a covered utensil
... If the quick bread is a pour batter, the mold should be oiled and then ..."
5. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1850)
"... which makes fermented bread peculiarly tender and friable, which is an advantage
that may be fully compensated in the quick bread by longer baking. ..."
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