sugar bread

Sugared baked good

Sugar bread is a sweet bread made with sugar incorporated into the dough or sprinkled on top, creating a tender, slightly cakey texture.

The term covers various regional traditions—from Puerto Rican pan de azúcar to Southern American sweet loaves.

Grandma always made sugar bread for Sunday breakfast.

Related

roll · sticky bun · bun · toast · french toast · honey · glaze · bakery · yeast · fluffy · sticky · caramelized · golden brown · loaf · frosting · butter · sweet treat · treat

Categories
Opposites
sweetness

sugar breadsourdough

Wild-yeast bread starter

rye bread · plain bread · pumpernickel · ciabatta · focaccia

richness/indulgence

sugar breadhardtack

Imperishable unleavened wafer

plain bread · peasant bread · matzoh · crispbread · unleavened bread

Family

sugar, bread, sugars, sugared, sugary, sugarless, sugaring, breads, breaded

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Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G