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

Scones or quick breads that can be baked, wrapped, and stashed away.

From Salon

These appeared on every quick bread and muffin I baked, whether they used baking soda, baking powder or both.

From Seattle Times

Cornbread is the most popular and most beloved quick bread in the South.

From Salon

How much pumpkin bread does anybody — especially someone who's not much of a quick breads person to begin with — really want?

From Salon

But we also love them sprinkled into our bowls of morning cereal or over ice cream; preserved in jams and conserves; and studded in muffins, quick breads and Bundt cakes.

From Seattle Times