brown bread

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Definition of brown bread

1 : bread made of whole wheat flour

2 : a dark brown steamed bread made usually of cornmeal, white or whole wheat flours, molasses, soda, and milk or water

Examples of brown bread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Good Housekeeping’s Thanksgiving menus from 1900 celebrate celery in every form: There was celery soup, the stalks blended with mashed potatoes and accompanied by peanut butter on brown bread. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, "Celery: Behold the heart of Thanksgiving," 27 Nov. 2019 The brown bread Ireland is referencing is the slightly-sweet loaf of soft wheat bread that comes warm with a side of butter before every meal at the Cheesecake Factory. — Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com, "Ireland Baldwin Jokes Cheesecake Factory's Brown Bread Is 'Going to My Boobs' In Lingerie Photo," 15 July 2019 Re-opening: The Vintage Tea and Cake Co. has opened in Belmont (129 Belmont St.), offering a selection of teas, traditional English/Irish style scones, French macarons, lemon squares, and Irish brown bread, as well as iced teas and coffees. — Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com, "Wachusett Brewing Co. comes to Cambridge, and Peregrine serves up the flavors of Italian islands," 4 July 2019 Sit in the open-air, family-friendly courtyard sipping a café con leche (1.30 euros) while the woman behind the bar prepares toasted brown bread with ham and havarti cheese (1.20 euros) or a bowl of yogurt and fruit (2.20 euros). — New York Times, "36 Hours in Seville," 14 June 2018 Lest anyone think that the Factory does not provide for its loyal fans, three versions of brown bread will be available: heat-and-serve dinner rolls and mini-baguettes, as well as pre-cut sandwich loaves. — Melissa Minton, Bon Appetit, "The Cheesecake Factory’s Famous Brown Bread to Be Sold in Grocery Stores," 22 Jan. 2018 Why do people go crazy for The Cheesecake Factory's sweet brown bread? — Spoon U, Teen Vogue, "The Cheesecake Factory's Signature Bread Ingredients," 9 Dec. 2017 Defining moment: Gratis brown bread shows up with a steak knife plunged into the vaguely caramelly loaf. - - - 7. — Tom Sietsema, chicagotribune.com, "America's top 10 chain restaurants ranked," 13 Dec. 2017 To me, that world was all about stale, dry brown bread and an indiscriminate way of eating cross-legged on couches or on the ground with none of the formality of the table. — Pete Wells, New York Times, "Alice Waters Retraces the Path That Led Her to Chez Panisse," 20 Sep. 2017

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“Brown bread.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20bread. Accessed 8 December 2019.

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