quick bread

American  

[kwik bred] / ˈkwɪk ˌbrɛd /

Or quickbread

noun

1. bread, muffins, etc., made with a leavening agent, as baking powder or soda, that permits immediate baking.

   My favorite quick breads are made with fruit, like this apple quick bread or my kids' favorite—banana bread with chocolate chips!

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Etymology

Origin of quick bread

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

So why not layer it in a tender lemon quick bread?

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022

A beloved lunchbox staple or cafe snack, it is like a cross between a frittata and a savory quick bread, baked until firm enough to slice and eat out of hand.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

The corn flour adds both; and cornbread is probably my favorite quick bread to make so I’m constantly trying to find a way to sneak corn flour into recipes.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2022

My very pragmatic mother would have advised me to just bake a quick bread for goodness’ sake, and I did, and it tasted okay, and I missed her even more.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2018

For the Gospel saith, Ego sum panis vivus qui de cœlo descendi, that is to say, "I am quick bread that came down from heaven."

From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various